Category: Bangladesh Against Homophobia

  • আকাঙ্ক্ষা

    আকাঙ্ক্ষা

    তুষার বাহ্যিকভাবে পূর্ণাঙ্গ পুরুষ মানুষ। কিন্তু তার আচরণ কিছুদিন পুরুষালি থাকে আবার কিছুদিন নারীসুলভ থাকে। যে কয়দিন তার আচরণ নারীসুলভ থাকে সে কয়দিন তার কথা বলার ধরন, হাতের ভঙ্গিমা, চোখ মুখের অভিব্যক্তি ইত্যাদি দেখে অনেকেই ধারণা করে তার শরীরে হরমোনের ভারসাম্য সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ না। অনেকেই এই কথাটা তাকে সরাসরি বলতে দ্বিধাবোধ করেননি। সে এই বিষয়টা তার…

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  • The Sparkling Closet

    The Sparkling Closet

    I am a 27-year-old woman and I am bi. Even though I have lived abroad the past 6 year and had the opportunity to go to a super liberal university, it has taken me a long time to come to terms with my sexuality and come out to myself. Sexuality is a journey, it changes…

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  • Broken

    Broken

    I am a 20-year-old girl and I am bisexual. I started to feel attraction towards girls when I was in my 7th grade. I used to watch a lot of LGBT short films, movies, and series. I had lots of crushes, not only on girls but also on guys, but didn’t get that kind of…

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  • Acceptance vs Fear

    Acceptance vs Fear

    I am a 16-year-old, closeted, bisexual girl. I’ve only recently come out to myself as that. I had never been comfortable with calling myself “straight” despite it being the norm. And even though, looking back now I can totally see all the signs that clearly implied I was anything but straight. I realised it the…

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  • Regret

    Regret

    I’m listening to Above & Beyond Acoustic’s “Sun & Moon” while writing this story. Every single line is making me think about my straight best friend whom I’ve fallen in love with. “Love” – what a beautiful feeling, isn’t it? For me, love is divine. Love is the most sacred thing in the world. I’ve…

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  • Caged

    Caged

    I am 18 and I am a bisexual female… Although I have been in relationships with two guys previously, I always find myself attracted towards females… I haven’t been emotionally attached with any females the way I had been with the guys I loved… I didn’t really open up about my sexuality to the world…

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  • There’s no love for me

    There’s no love for me

    I’m 21 and gay. I belong to a middle class family. I was born minority. Besides homophobia, people like us get bullied for being different race, color and religion in this country. I was no exception. So I didn’t have a very good childhood. I was girlish and people used to call me names. I…

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  • A Secret Crush

    A Secret Crush

    Well, am an alumna who basically got a serious crush on her graduation day from school. It was a female teacher whom I never got a class of, unfortunately! Well, when I was actually in 10th grade I used to see her, but had no feelings towards her. I graduated in ’16, but the ceremony…

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  • Strangled

    Strangled

    I really don’t know where to start. I am even so scared. I am 16 years old and recently gave my SSC exam. I am gay. I used to say to myself that no you are not gay but I finally stopped hating myself. I find interest in boys always. I fall in love with…

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  • A Self-confession

    A Self-confession

    Assalamualikum. I’m 20 years old. I’m lesbian. Yess!! I finally said that. I wanted to tell the whole world this freaking truth of mine. I’m so afraid. In my entire life, I was scared as hell. Not about the society, not religion, but to accept myself. My family is so religious and so am I.…

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