Tag Archives: LGBT

My Bittersweet Big Fat Queer Desi-Caribbean Wedding.

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Two Brown Boys

Over the last few months I’ve been to three weddings: one was a close friends, one a family-friends, and one a co-workers. A Hindu-Punjabi wedding, a Muslim wedding, and a Hindu-Christian wedding. They were all beautiful weddings and I’m so happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay Desi Life | Tagged #Gender, Desi, Gay, Gay Rights, Homophobia, Indian, Islam, LGBT, LGBTQ, Pakistan, pride, PrideToronto, punjabi, QPOC, Queer, Race, Religion, Social Justice, toronto | 2 Comments

Why I’ll (probably) Never Visit Pakistan Again.

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Two Brown Boys

I hesitated writing this blog post because I am afraid of the backlash I will receive for critiquing Pakistan, a country I was not raised in, but am culturally connected to because of my parents. But I realized that remaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Justice Rants | Tagged Culture, Desi, Gay, Gay Rights, Islam, LGBT, LGBTQ, Misogyny, Pakistan, Qandeel Baloch, QPOC, Queer, Race, Religion, Social Justice, TBB, toronto, Two Brown Boys, Women's Rights | Leave a comment

Divas of Drag: Detroit

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Two Brown Boys

April 1st, 2016. I’m not really sure how we initially heard about Divas of Drag but it was an amazing experience! Divas of Drag is a drag show that was organized by Mimi Imfurst (RPDR Season 3) and we traveled … Continue reading →

Posted in Drag | Tagged #Gender, #TwoBrownBoys, Alyssa Edwards, Bio Queen, Dance, Deathdrop, Desi, Detroit, Drag, Drag Queen, Fashion, Faux Queen, Gay, Gia Gunn, Kennedy Davenport, Laganja Estranja, LGBT, LGBTQ, Makeup, Milk, Milk Queen, Mimi ImFurst, QPOC, Queer, Roadtrip, Shablam, Social Justice, TBB, Trixie Mattel, Two Brown Boys, Vogue, Wendy Ho, Yara Sofia | Leave a comment

Pulse Nightclub Shooting

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Two Brown Boys

I feel so sick right now. 50 people dead. 50+ people injured. That’s nearly a third of the people that were in Pulse nightclub last night. It’s 2016 but I feel like the terrified teenager I was in 2007 when … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Justice Rants, Uncategorized | Tagged #TwoBrownBoys, Desi, Gay, Homophobia, Intersectionality, Islamophobia, LGBT, LGBTQ, Orlando, OrlandoPride, pride, PrideTO, PrideToronto, Pulse Nightclub, QPOC, Queer, Social Justice, Violence | Leave a comment

Happy Pride Month, Toronto!

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Two Brown Boys

It’s Toronto’s first official Pride MONTH! Yes – A full month of celebrating the LGBTQ community! I cannot begin to express how excited I am for all the events that Pride Toronto has worked on planning throughout the year. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Justice Rants | Tagged #Gender, Coolie, Desi, Drag, Dragqueen, East Indian, Gay, Indian, LGBT, LGBTQ, pride, PrideMonth, QPOC, Queer, Race, Social Justice, Tobago, toronto, TorontoPride, Trinidad, Two Brown Boys | Leave a comment

Our #DragEvolution

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Two Brown Boys

I guess both Humza and I (Ryan) started doing drag for different reasons. Originally, I had no idea what drag was until the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2009. It seems quite of strange and ironic that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Drag | Tagged #Gender, #trini, #TwoBrownBoys, Desi, Drag, Dragqueen, Fashion, Gay, LGBT, LGBTQ, Makeup, NinaFlowers, QPOC, Queer, RPDR, RupaulsDragRace | 2 Comments