My Chacha is Gay: A book that hop to tackle homophobia Pakistan-Livg News , Firstpost

Contents:

• MEET THE PAKISTANI-CANADIAN WOMAN WHO WROTE THE CHILDREN’S BOOK ‘MY CHACHA IS GAY’
• MY CHACHA IS GAY: PAKISTAN’S FIRST ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA CHILDREN’S BOOK
• MY CHACHA IS GAY: A BOOK THAT HOP TO TACKLE HOMOPHOBIA PAKISTAN
• INTERVIEW WH EYAH- THE WRER, ILLTRATOR BEHD ‘MY CHACHA IS GAY’ COMIC SERI
• MY CHACHA IS GAY
• REVIEW: MY CHACHA IS GAY
• MY CHACHA IS GAY
• PAKISTANI THOR EIYNAH ON THORG MY CHACHA IS GAY
• MY CHACHA IS GAYBOOKS BUY NOW✓WANT TO READ MY CHACHA IS GAY
• MY CHACHA IS GAY AND OTHER IC STRIPS THAT ARE SHEER GENI

MEET THE PAKISTANI-CANADIAN WOMAN WHO WROTE THE CHILDREN’S BOOK ‘MY CHACHA IS GAY’

My Chacha is Gay | Indiegogo. Eiynah, a Pakistani-Canadian artist had the dream of a progrsive Pakistan her md when she got down to wre Pakistan’s first anti-homophobia children’s book My Chacha Is Gay.

MY CHACHA IS GAY: PAKISTAN’S FIRST ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA CHILDREN’S BOOK

(Source:)Eiynah, a Pakistani-Canadian artist had the dream of a progrsive Pakistan her md when she got down to wre Pakistan’s first anti-homophobia children’s book My Chacha Is Gay.

MY CHACHA IS GAY: A BOOK THAT HOP TO TACKLE HOMOPHOBIA PAKISTAN

“My Chacha Is Gay” is about a ltle boy named Ahmed, his gay uncle, their fay, and Pakistani and Mlim society as a whole.

There is no nyg that we are a homophobic natn. And an oddly homophobic natn at that, where same sex experimentatn is sometim temporarily ok amongst boys, bee they don’t have accs to girls (girls however, mt rema virgs till they are sold wed). A playful ass grab is nothg amongst guy iends, but any mentn of gay rights or equaly, and the homophobia pourg out.

Asi om all that – ther also the er, state-sponsored homophobia, which clar homosexual activy illegal.

INTERVIEW WH EYAH- THE WRER, ILLTRATOR BEHD ‘MY CHACHA IS GAY’ COMIC SERI

The crowd-fundg page of 'My Chacha is Gay' on IndieGogo scrib as 'a children's book tacklg the subject of homophobia a Pakistani ntext'. The child has e to unrstand om the nversatns of the adults that his uncle is 'gay', but he don't get why that should be a reason for takg him to task.

Related Articl From the trailer of the book seems that 'My Chacha is Gay' is a work that adopts the voice of a child - nsired unbiased and unprejudiced most social narrativ - to unrle the absurdy of homophobia. Gaystarnews reports Eiynah as sayg, "I would also like to show the rt of the world that all Pakistanis nnot be fed by the terrorism and tolerance you see the media. Wrten through the ey of a child, Ahmed, who liv wh his gay chacha, reveals the nfn a child feels at the societal srn his uncle fac simply for lovg a man.

MY CHACHA IS GAY

Followg this, she recently lnched a book for children tacklg the issue of homophobia a Pakistani ntext.

REVIEW: MY CHACHA IS GAY

My Chacha is Gay, tells the story of young Ahmed whose uncle (chacha) is gay and he wonrs at the societal homophobia bee for him ’s jt another maniftatn of love, like that of his own parents. Recently, I had the privilege to talk to her for Gaylaxy about this lightful iative which has bee a crowd-fund mpaign was your spiratn behd startg this iative? To me, this is ditive of the fact that tim are changg, and a nice cross-sectn of ‘everyone’ is terted progrs and, My Chacha is Gay was even read assembly on the big screen one school ( Canada) and was so heartwarmg to see that.

MY CHACHA IS GAY

Jt image the possibili if we were specifilly tght of social acceptance, tolerance and Chacha Is Gay beg read out to children school TorontoAlthough, we did experience a backlash schools wh Pakistani and Mlim parents.

It’s been the typil thgs you would expect to hear like, “You are sick, promotg immoraly”, “You are teachg children to be gay”, etc.

PAKISTANI THOR EIYNAH ON THORG MY CHACHA IS GAY

But there was this msage I received few days back om a gay Pakistani teenager, who told me that he loved my book and that was projects like this that gave him hope for a better future Pakistan, pecially for gay youth like himself.

MY CHACHA IS GAYBOOKS BUY NOW✓WANT TO READ MY CHACHA IS GAY

Here we were fortunate enough to have had the book picked up by a school board and read across the cy for Day of Pk (which is a day that seeks to create awarens wh children about bullyg, transphobia and homophobia) now, the book has sparked tert om many untri and I have been receivg emails om all around the world, which is very excg. 'Manjam Murrs' Spotlight Pakistan's Hidn, Flourishg Gay SceneThoands of Pakistanis e Manjam, a gay social work. Men are beg killed for g , but Pakistan is also a “gay man’s paradise.

Siarly, many argue homophobia also is a lonial legacy. Before the Brish lonised , homosexualy was not a crime. This is precisely why I was overjoyed when I me across my iend Eiynah Nicemango’s children’s book “My Chacha is Gay“.

MY CHACHA IS GAY AND OTHER IC STRIPS THAT ARE SHEER GENI

For Ahmed, there is no difference between a gay chacha and a heterosexual one. We live a culture where homophobia is abundant and false statements such as “homosexuals are diseased” are a part of sual nversatn.

People also seem to be unr the imprsn that homosexualy is a psychologil disorr, which, acrdg to Dr Nrat Rana who is the head of the Punjab Instute of Mental Health, ”is not te. So, a very nice lady i know has wrten a book lled "My Chacha (uncle) is gay, s a a children's book tacklg the subject of homophobia a Pakistani ntext. If you are gay, and mlim (or of any other relig persuasn) or e om a fay wh a strong relig background, you will see why this book is necsary.