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Sanman
Side Hero Username: Sanman
Post Number: 3161 Registered: 08-2010 Posted From: 66.177.5.103
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 03:22 pm: |
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Kamal:nijama? homosekuals lo AIDS rate ekkuva ani chadivane ..
reason being anal sex is riskier than vaginal sex. is your crusade against gay people or anal sex ? i don't know a society is more miserable because of openly gay people. if not anything it is better off with one less miserable girl and one less miserable gay...i just realized when we talk about gays we are talking about men. how about lesbos ? i bet hiv is a lower risk among lesbians than in straight women. i wonder if you will encourage lesbians in that case |
   
Uppu
Side Hero Username: Uppu
Post Number: 3634 Registered: 11-2007 Posted From: 206.16.32.136
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 03:17 pm: |
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Senapathy: some clients do not mind a opne BJ from prostitutes.
enduku discount kosama âGenerations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood.â |
   
Senapathy
Side Hero Username: Senapathy
Post Number: 5410 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 137.131.212.40
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 03:03 pm: |
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Kamal: homosekuals lo AIDS rate ekkuva ani chadivane ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV See the table in the article.. The reason is that the transmission mode and the presence of virus in the donor membrane area.. Anal part shreds virus at much higher rate and also takes up virus much quicker.. Kamedy of Khatmandu anna maata.. Also for a BJ, it is easy for the partner to get it from an infected male than the male getting infected from a infected partner. Anduke some clients do not mind a opne BJ from prostitutes. In any case there is always a risk.. I am struck by the lightning of love and burnt beyond repair - Florentino Ariza |
   
Uppu
Side Hero Username: Uppu
Post Number: 3633 Registered: 11-2007 Posted From: 206.16.32.136
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 02:59 pm: |
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Kamal:nijama? homosekuals lo AIDS rate ekkuva ani chadivane ..
Control lekapote evadikaina vastundi daniki Gay ki link ledu âGenerations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood.â |
   
Kamal
Megastar Username: Kamal
Post Number: 29018 Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 64.64.32.4
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 02:57 pm: |
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Uppu:ante Gay aids link ledu, Gay ayina straight ayina edpeda tirigithe vastundi
nijama? homosekuals lo AIDS rate ekkuva ani chadivane .. O mata okka banamu, maa siddantam .. poratam maaku pranamu, maa vedantam joharu cheyyali lokam, maa joru chusaaka .. eenade! |
   
Uppu
Side Hero Username: Uppu
Post Number: 3631 Registered: 11-2007 Posted From: 206.16.32.136
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 02:54 pm: |
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Kamal: ya .. vaalla valla kuda vastundi .. daanni evadu support chesadu?
ante Gay aids link ledu, Gay ayina straight ayina edpeda tirigithe vastundi âGenerations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood.â |
   
Kamal
Megastar Username: Kamal
Post Number: 29017 Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 64.64.32.4
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 02:52 pm: |
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Uppu:idi Gay kurrolla vall kadu kada uneducated prostitution valla kuda vastundi
ya .. vaalla valla kuda vastundi .. daanni evadu support chesadu? O mata okka banamu, maa siddantam .. poratam maaku pranamu, maa vedantam joharu cheyyali lokam, maa joru chusaaka .. eenade! |
   
Uppu
Side Hero Username: Uppu
Post Number: 3630 Registered: 11-2007 Posted From: 206.16.32.136
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 02:51 pm: |
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Kamal: increase in AIDS .. society/country is going to turn miserable ..
idi Gay kurrolla vall kadu kada uneducated prostitution valla kuda vastundi âGenerations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood.â |
   
Kamal
Megastar Username: Kamal
Post Number: 29013 Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 64.64.32.4
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 02:46 pm: |
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Sanman:saathi ane group ni chusi more gays tayaaru autaara ? what makes you happy ? to have more closeted gays who marry clueless girls and turn their life miserable ?
anything in an encouraging atmosphere flourishes and advances rapidly .. and I certainly believe with increase in AIDS .. society/country is going to turn miserable .. O mata okka banamu, maa siddantam .. poratam maaku pranamu, maa vedantam joharu cheyyali lokam, maa joru chusaaka .. eenade! |
   
Sanman
Side Hero Username: Sanman
Post Number: 3160 Registered: 08-2010 Posted From: 66.177.5.103
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 02:41 pm: |
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Kamal:let there be more gays ..
saathi ane group ni chusi more gays tayaaru autaara ? what makes you happy ? to have more closeted gays who marry clueless girls and turn their life miserable ? |
   
Chitti_v2
Comedian Username: Chitti_v2
Post Number: 1301 Registered: 01-2011 Posted From: 160.83.72.208
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 02:10 pm: |
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oka pori intiki vochi gadiya petti tea thaagudaam baasu ante shake ayyi kitiki lonchi paaripoyinappude ardham ayindi.......senesh, welcome to new york.......saacchi santhakam nenu sesthaanu...... |
   
Rajusk
Hero Username: Rajusk
Post Number: 14323 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 72.82.246.82
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 12:37 pm: |
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Bunty717:IIT kurrol tho jagratta gaa undali anmaata.. chass IIT kurrol ilaantolu anukoledu..
maa Pavala ni enduku laaguthunnaru induloki |
   
Kamal
Megastar Username: Kamal
Post Number: 28989 Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 64.64.32.4
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 12:04 pm: |
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Sanman: ramayanam lo pidakala veta ante idhe. akkada asalu topic endhi manam discuss chestundhi endhi. numbers increase chesi cheppukovadaniki adhemanna news paper circulation aa trp rating aa. edho pilla kayalu discriminate kakunda oka manchi effort chestunnaru. good job ani vadileyandi
ok ok .. good job .. let there be more gays .. and more good jobs .. happies aa?  O mata okka banamu, maa siddantam .. poratam maaku pranamu, maa vedantam joharu cheyyali lokam, maa joru chusaaka .. eenade! |
   
Sanman
Side Hero Username: Sanman
Post Number: 3159 Registered: 08-2010 Posted From: 66.177.5.103
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 11:56 am: |
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Kamal:
ramayanam lo pidakala veta ante idhe. akkada asalu topic endhi manam discuss chestundhi endhi. numbers increase chesi cheppukovadaniki adhemanna news paper circulation aa trp rating aa. edho pilla kayalu discriminate kakunda oka manchi effort chestunnaru. good job ani vadileyandi |
   
Kamal
Megastar Username: Kamal
Post Number: 28985 Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 64.64.32.4
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 11:52 am: |
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Bushu:asalu dhimag unnodu evadanna estimated % ani aa range isthadaa? 4-10% antaa. mahaa antey hostel ki 5 untaaru aa type.
mari ade gaa trick .. 4-10% ante sizable minority ani acceptance gain cheyyadaniki idoka plan ..  O mata okka banamu, maa siddantam .. poratam maaku pranamu, maa vedantam joharu cheyyali lokam, maa joru chusaaka .. eenade! |
   
Bushu
Side Hero Username: Bushu
Post Number: 3058 Registered: 04-2009 Posted From: 12.14.252.2
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 - 11:09 am: |
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asalu dhimag unnodu evadanna estimated % ani aa range isthadaa? 4-10% antaa. mahaa antey hostel ki 5 untaaru aa type. |
   
Jawmetri
Junior Artist Username: Jawmetri
Post Number: 885 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 183.82.108.176
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 08:33 pm: |
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10% not possible, if this were true, Con-gress Azad would never have given that statement |
   
Kamal
Megastar Username: Kamal
Post Number: 28932 Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 64.64.32.4
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 12:52 pm: |
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Sanman:meeru deniki object chesaaru guruji. paapam vaallu cheppindi kuda adhe gaa. population control cheyali anukune vaallu antha gays ni encourage cheyali kadha malli ee kanneellu enduku
aadu .. 10% equalent .. around 700 members untamemo annadu .. on what basis? IIT-B lo .. andaru Mumbai, Delhi lanti metros nunchi untara? ee pichi veshalu veyyadaniki? population control ki homoseks encourage cheyyala .. wow .. inka emanna seppandi .. Bunty717:IIT kurrol tho jagratta gaa undali anmaata.. chass IIT kurrol ilaantolu anukoledu..
eggzactly ..  O mata okka banamu, maa siddantam .. poratam maaku pranamu, maa vedantam joharu cheyyali lokam, maa joru chusaaka .. eenade! |
   
Mental_sachinodu
Side Hero Username: Mental_sachinodu
Post Number: 5753 Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 208.85.128.5
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 12:25 pm: |
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gay antene happy kadha!!! the world of appearances may or may not be real, or both may and may not be real - or may be indescribable; or may be real and indescribable, or unreal and indescribable; or in the end may be read and unreal and indescribable - its all Syadvada |
   
Bunty717
Moderator Username: Bunty717
Post Number: 19002 Registered: 02-2008
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 12:00 pm: |
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IIT kurrol tho jagratta gaa undali anmaata.. chass IIT kurrol ilaantolu anukoledu.. OT's own dialog: Pativrate kaani, gokite vastundi |
   
Sanman
Side Hero Username: Sanman
Post Number: 3149 Registered: 08-2010 Posted From: 66.177.5.103
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 11:50 am: |
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Kamal:India lo .. maha aithe 5% untaremo ..
Senapathy:Statistically speaking, about 4 to 10% of the population is gay
Kamal:mem abnormal kaadu ani cheppukodaaniki .. numbers inflate cheyyadam ..
meeru deniki object chesaaru guruji. paapam vaallu cheppindi kuda adhe gaa. population control cheyali anukune vaallu antha gays ni encourage cheyali kadha malli ee kanneellu enduku |
   
Kamal
Megastar Username: Kamal
Post Number: 28931 Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 64.64.32.4
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 11:43 am: |
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Sanman:census bureau gay census collect cheyadhu. anni lekkalu poyi oka 2-3% matram nachindaa. alaa anukunna paapam vaallu 4% ani kuda annaru kadha. poni mee gut feeling/scientific number entho kuda cheppandi
world over gurinchi naaku telidu .. I dont care also .. India lo .. maha aithe 5% untaremo .. that too liberal ga count cheste .. Vishakapatnam, Tirupati lanti tier-2 cities lo max 1% .. O mata okka banamu, maa siddantam .. poratam maaku pranamu, maa vedantam joharu cheyyali lokam, maa joru chusaaka .. eenade! |
   
Senapathy
Side Hero Username: Senapathy
Post Number: 5401 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 76.88.32.171
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 11:40 am: |
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Kamal: top 10 lo okka Indian city kuda ledu ..
Absence of data does not mean lack of data ani baba Ramdev goru seppa mannar I am struck by the lightning of love and burnt beyond repair - Florentino Ariza |
   
Sanman
Side Hero Username: Sanman
Post Number: 3147 Registered: 08-2010 Posted From: 66.177.5.103
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 11:37 am: |
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Kamal: every fifth person is 20% .. paina matladindi maximum 10% .. and adi oka study .. migilina vaallu 1-2-3% madhyalo chepparu .. evaridi badha?
census bureau gay census collect cheyadhu. anni lekkalu poyi oka 2-3% matram nachindaa. alaa anukunna paapam vaallu 4% ani kuda annaru kadha. poni mee gut feeling/scientific number entho kuda cheppandi |
   
Kamal
Megastar Username: Kamal
Post Number: 28929 Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 64.64.32.4
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 11:36 am: |
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Senapathy:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_sexual_orientat ion Rio de Janeiro
hamayya .. top 10 lo okka Indian city kuda ledu ..  O mata okka banamu, maa siddantam .. poratam maaku pranamu, maa vedantam joharu cheyyali lokam, maa joru chusaaka .. eenade! |
   
Kamal
Megastar Username: Kamal
Post Number: 28928 Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 64.64.32.4
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 11:35 am: |
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Sanman: In his 1948 book, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, Alfred Kinsey shocked the world by announcing that 10% of the male population is gay. A 1993 Janus Report estimated that nine percent of men and five percent of women had more than "occasional" homosexual relationships. The 2000 U.S. Census Bureau found that homosexual couples constitute less than 1% of American households. The Family Research Report says "around 2-3% of men, and 2% of women, are homosexual or bisexual." The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force estimates three to eight percent of both sexes. So who's right -- what percentage of the population is homosexual? Every Fifth Person -- at Least
every fifth person is 20% .. paina matladindi maximum 10% .. and adi oka study .. migilina vaallu 1-2-3% madhyalo chepparu .. evaridi badha? O mata okka banamu, maa siddantam .. poratam maaku pranamu, maa vedantam joharu cheyyali lokam, maa joru chusaaka .. eenade! |
   
Sanman
Side Hero Username: Sanman
Post Number: 3145 Registered: 08-2010 Posted From: 66.177.5.103
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 11:30 am: |
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Kamal:
cheppanalavi kaavadam laedhu baadha In his 1948 book, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, Alfred Kinsey shocked the world by announcing that 10% of the male population is gay. A 1993 Janus Report estimated that nine percent of men and five percent of women had more than "occasional" homosexual relationships. The 2000 U.S. Census Bureau found that homosexual couples constitute less than 1% of American households. The Family Research Report says "around 2-3% of men, and 2% of women, are homosexual or bisexual." The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force estimates three to eight percent of both sexes. So who's right -- what percentage of the population is homosexual? Every Fifth Person -- at Least
Kamal:puttalo daakkunna pichollani bayatiki teesuku raavalani chudatam ..
anduke cheppedhi bjp is the other side of congress ani. azad tho mana ideas ilaa kalustaayi ani nuvvu kuda anukoni undavu |
   
Senapathy
Side Hero Username: Senapathy
Post Number: 5400 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 76.88.32.171
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 11:28 am: |
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Kamal:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_sexual_orientat ion Rio de Janeiro  I am struck by the lightning of love and burnt beyond repair - Florentino Ariza |
   
Getafix
Side Hero Username: Getafix
Post Number: 8979 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 159.127.66.112
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 11:27 am: |
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Bushu:just imagine man. dont laugh.
naaku pulp fiction scene gurthochindi first post chusi.. police vodu nalla boss ki fitting jesthunte.. boss edusthuntad.  |
   
Kamal
Megastar Username: Kamal
Post Number: 28924 Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 64.64.32.4
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 11:03 am: |
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Senapathy:Statistically speaking, about 4 to 10% of the population is gay, so that's about 700 students on the IIT campus. But they are all invisible. After Saathi we are hoping that other IITs and colleges follow suit
chi .. denemma jeevitam .. acceptance techukuni .. mem abnormal kaadu ani cheppukodaaniki .. numbers inflate cheyyadam .. puttalo daakkunna pichollani bayatiki teesuku raavalani chudatam .. malli vere colleges kuda follow avvalani hopes ettukovadam ..  O mata okka banamu, maa siddantam .. poratam maaku pranamu, maa vedantam joharu cheyyali lokam, maa joru chusaaka .. eenade! |
   
Bushu
Side Hero Username: Bushu
Post Number: 3030 Registered: 04-2009 Posted From: 12.30.230.138
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 10:31 am: |
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Getafix:
nee yenki. hardy was an open rebel. and he was ramanujan's godfather in england. so imagine ram saar walking into hardy's office and hardy banging some college kid or one of the professors. traditional iyer from chennai who probably had no clue what homo giri is, may not even have seen his own wife in such a state ever - being exposed to such a scenario. just imagine man. dont laugh.  |
   
Sanman
Side Hero Username: Sanman
Post Number: 3142 Registered: 08-2010 Posted From: 66.177.5.103
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 10:28 am: |
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Bushu:em segregation undhi? saathi is just a support group anthe gaa. people dont stay in separate dorms just cuz they are different.
my bad. separate hostel emo anukunna. great move by IIT. true example of tolerance. |
   
Getafix
Side Hero Username: Getafix
Post Number: 8976 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 159.127.66.112
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 10:26 am: |
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Bushu:naakendhuko srinivasa ramanujan ni aa group antha kalisi bhayapette sariki ayya vaaru bhayam tho krusinchi poyaademo anpisthadhi
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Bushu
Side Hero Username: Bushu
Post Number: 3028 Registered: 04-2009 Posted From: 12.30.230.138
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 10:21 am: |
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Getafix:oskar wilde gay aaa..
bertrand russell, alan turing, G H Hardy .. cheppukuntuu pothey endharoo. naakendhuko srinivasa ramanujan ni aa group antha kalisi bhayapette sariki ayya vaaru bhayam tho krusinchi poyaademo anpisthadhi.  |
   
Bushu
Side Hero Username: Bushu
Post Number: 3027 Registered: 04-2009 Posted From: 12.30.230.138
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 10:19 am: |
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Sanman:why this special arrangement for gays ? sounds like seggregation more than accommodation
em segregation undhi? saathi is just a support group anthe gaa. people dont stay in separate dorms just cuz they are different. |
   
Getafix
Side Hero Username: Getafix
Post Number: 8975 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 159.127.66.112
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 10:18 am: |
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oskar wilde gay aaa.. <bremmi> |
   
Sanman
Side Hero Username: Sanman
Post Number: 3141 Registered: 08-2010 Posted From: 66.177.5.103
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 10:16 am: |
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are straight couples allowed to live together in iit ? why this special arrangement for gays ? sounds like seggregation more than accommodation |
   
Bushu
Side Hero Username: Bushu
Post Number: 3024 Registered: 04-2009 Posted From: 12.30.230.138
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 10:11 am: |
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Senapathy: "Statistically speaking, about 4 to 10% of the population is gay, so that's about 700 students on the IIT campus. But they are all invisible. After Saathi we are hoping that other IITs and colleges follow suit."
this is hilarious. statistically 4 - 10% aaa ? antha range untadhaa?  |
   
Jupiter
Comedian Username: Jupiter
Post Number: 1019 Registered: 05-2011 Posted From: 173.39.69.193
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 08:08 am: |
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che che ... ittantolla valla .. straight vallu join avatam manestharu .. ee Sr edava vachi .. I Love u .. i blade u .. i cigar u .. antado ani hadli poyi |
   
Culvarla
Junior Artist Username: Culvarla
Post Number: 267 Registered: 07-2011 Posted From: 76.171.166.102
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 02:52 am: |
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Senapathy:
senay dear... news items tesukoni concluns ki raaku...there 2 frnd studied...vallu emi cebutarantee..alntindi emi ledu...medai will take 1 or 2 instances and start propajenda..........basic point enti ante... week minded ppl alwys tend to abnoraml things...so dont count all IIT-B is same as u expected...be opne minded... |
   
Senapathy
Side Hero Username: Senapathy
Post Number: 5399 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 76.88.32.171
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 02:47 am: |
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Senapathy:has always seemed like an unevenly divided campus-a whole lot of boys with just a smattering of girls.
Monna idey matter meeda postaanu.. See whats happening  I am struck by the lightning of love and burnt beyond repair - Florentino Ariza |
   
Senapathy
Side Hero Username: Senapathy
Post Number: 5398 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 76.88.32.171
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 02:44 am: |
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MUMBAI: From the outside, the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay has always seemed like an unevenly divided campus-a whole lot of boys with just a smattering of girls. Now there's a third story. In what is probably a first for an Indian educational institute, IIT-B has set up a support group, Saathi, for those of its students who belong to a sexual minority-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-to help them accept their sexuality and shed their 'straight' masks if they want to. Saathi is a positive space not only for LGBTQs but also for those still unsure of their sexuality. "We believe the first step towards understanding and accepting homosexuality is breaking the veil of silence," said a note on Saathi. "Getting people to talk about the issue is key. We thus have also invited allies to join-people who're not necessarily LGBTQ, but would nevertheless like to help create a healthy, supportive atmosphere on campus," said a note on Saathi's formation. LGBTQ students on campus said they lived in a perpetual state of confusion, unhappiness and anxiety. "Many are still in the process of coming to terms with their sexuality. The others must continuously put on a charade of being straight. We live closeted, lonely lives, unable to reveal our innermost feelings to anyone, in constant fear of being outed, and often never reach our full potential as human beings," said a member. "Some of us suffer from depression, a few have even seriously contemplated suicide." On Monday, freshmen at IIT-B were introduced to Saathi. They surprised themselves; neither did they giggle nor were they rowdy. "If you had asked me last month about addressing a large audience of newcomers about homosexuality, I would have said it was impossible. But after the orientation I know Saathi, which already has 40 members, will go a long way," said Nivvedan S, founder of Saathi. "Statistically speaking, about 4 to 10% of the population is gay, so that's about 700 students on the IIT campus. But they are all invisible. After Saathi we are hoping that other IITs and colleges follow suit." At the address, the power point slides-accompanied by mugs of well-known gay people like Oscar Wilde, Freddy Mercurie, Lindsay Lohan and the fictional Albus Dumbledore--put to rest a lot of doubts like 'Is homosexuality a disease?' "NO,' was the answer loud and clear, 'you can be gay and lead a perfectly happy, normal, successful life.' In effect then, 'You can be happy and gay.' "I have been through the long and very painful process of being confused and lonely and finally coming out slowly to friend after friend. The process has been liberating. Through Saathi, we are hoping to be the people that others can turn to. The authorities have been very supportive," said Harishchandra Ramadas, another founder. "The country has been indifferent to the LBGTQ community for too long," said IIT-B's public relations officer Jaya Joshi. "Saathi is a fine example of an initiative of change and freedom in mindset. It's time to knife these silences-and as an institute we support this initiative whole-heartedly." I am struck by the lightning of love and burnt beyond repair - Florentino Ariza |