Rajeev Anand Kushwah

The Promise of Queer Failure as a Way of Life
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The Promise of Queer Failure as a Way of Life

In a world where queerness is looked at as failure, The Queer Art of Failure allows for many possibilities to make sense of these failures.
By Rajeev Anand Kushwah
December 12, 2022
The Promise of Queer Failure as a Way of Life
Queer Spatiality Facilitates Queer Connections: The Pandemic Took It Away
photo of Rajeev in a pink tee-shirt and light brown pants and holding a sign saying 'Born this way'. They are standing in front of a pride rainbow pasted on a wall. There are colourful post-its on a black patch on the wall.
Queer Spatiality Facilitates Queer Connections: The Pandemic Took It Away

The space where we get an education and form our ideas about the world, and especially about people who are not like us (read: minorities) holds importance, especially for me as a queer Bahujan person.
By Rajeev Anand Kushwah
November 15, 2022
Queer Spatiality Facilitates Queer Connections: The Pandemic Took It Away
Drag As Mapping Culture, Fun, And Resistance Onto Our Bodies
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Drag As Mapping Culture, Fun, And Resistance Onto Our Bodies

Drag is more than a form of entertainment or art form or a form of comedic release, it’s the realization of the fun of being queer or having a queer perspective.
By Rajeev Anand Kushwah
March 1, 2023
Drag As Mapping Culture, Fun, And Resistance Onto Our Bodies