Affections - A Queer Open Mic
Schedule
Sun Aug 17 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC+05:30Location
Backyard | Chennai, TN

Affections : An Open-mic about Queer Love
This week - Joy is a Protest too
Call me a bimbo if you will but I like being happy. That's it. No specific reason no cause just that. And for a community for which one of the core derivative words mean happiness I find it a matter of sadness that rather a lot of our communal gatherings are just the opposite. Spaces of sadness and difficulty and commiseration. And while sheer practicality has forced us to be so?
I've decided that the best form of protest is just being happy. That's it. Nothing more. Joy is a protest undeniable and I'd like us to do just that. Be joyous about being queer. And share it with everyone else.
Because joy is a protest too.
-The Curators
An open mic about queer stories. Simple as that honestly. Artists in ways of storytelling poetry comedy and songs always tell us about themselves the softness of their emotions in affection or just.. love? A constant. A space to feel accepted understood and related to.
Genres : Poetry Storytelling & Music
When | August 17th Sunday | 5 pm - 7 pm
Where | The Backyard Adyar
Entry : INR 250 ( for performers and audience )
Age | 18+
Limited tickets | ticket links in the bio!
Hosted by Sunshine House | In collaboration with Backyard
To all the performers and storytellers this is your stage to honor love.
The event is open to all genders and identities. Whether you're a performer or a supporter this evening promises to be a moving celebration of the unique and unbreakable ties that bind two individuals.
#lgbtq #lgbtqia #queertamil #queerchennai #queer #queerpoetry #queerstorytelling #queerartist #loveislove #lgbtqiaplus #queerpride
Where is it happening?
Backyard, 53/23, 3rd Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020, IndiaINR 250.00
