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Bollywood Heels is Challenging Heteronormativity in Dance
South Asian Americans are redefining traditionally heteronormative notions of gender and sexuality. Although the culture is still well on its way towards acceptance of LGBTQ+ identities, Fremont choreographer Amit Patel is bringing Desis — and the dance community as a whole — in the direction of progress. Patel, who began learning Bollywood dance when was just 10 years old, is a professional choreographer for the Bliss Dance and Mona Khan companies.
MoreKamala Harris’s Confusing Relationship With the LGBTQ+ Community
2020 has been an incredibly turbulent political year. After months of anticipation and tireless campaigning on both sides, the race has finally been called; with 306 electoral votes, former Vice President Joe Biden has won.
MoreOn Domestic Violence: Model Minority, Private Pain
*Content note: discussion of domestic violence. Forty-five-year-old Mamta Shah met her second husband at a student union in 2012, and they soon shared a cramped Houston apartment to begin their new life together. Shah had recently fled Nepal and an abusive marriage, gaining asylum status in the United States for her condition. She had endured […]
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