Jaanchak

Musings of a queer Sikh. I don’t believe in closets. I believe in survival and self-preservation.

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

My story and struggle as a gay amritdhari Sikh man in North America (a thread):

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

Fathers Day and Pride month coinciding – with that a large number of queer people having complicated relationships with their dads/father figures – almost seems deliberate. 😂

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

And all this within HOURS of Sidhu’s death? How vile can you be?

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

Myself and several other members of the Punjabi community confronted @SarahGrochowski for her and @joeruttle’s racist coverage of Sidhu Moosewala’s death. And instead of being accountable to the community she vilified, she deleted comments and went private. Y’all owe an apology.

[Simran Singh @SimranRoohi]

In no way am I an expert on the Punjabi music industry but if youre gunna report on the death of one of the biggest Punjabi artists perhaps include something on his cultural impact in the piece. Story highlights these aspects tho:

[ravinder singh @RaviSinghKA]

Terrible news !!!!

What is happening in Panjab ???

#SidhuMoosewala

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

Happy Vaisakhi to everyone, especially my fellow LGBTQ+ siblings in the Panth!

You are valid and you are loved.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
💙💗🤍💗💙

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

Homophobia isn’t just being verbally or physically violent. It can also be isolating, squeezing out, and disinviting queer people from your friend circles.

And in many ways, that form of homophobia is the one that stings the most.

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

Going through brown wedding season as queer person is… exhausting. There’s the whole politics of “outness.”

But worse: the deep sadness that IF you ever do get married, your wedding likely won’t have the same raunaq, or have the same rasams and rawaaz… (thread)

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

Brown gays in Vancouver will say “I don’t date brown guys” like it’s some sort of badge of pride or some shit. Sit down, Mr. Naryal. 🥥

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

TW: Suicide

I don’t think people who’ve never had suicidal ideation understand how exhausting it is. Like when you get an intrusive thought while cutting pizza & have to use every ounce of mental strength to convince yourself you shouldn’t unalive yourself using a pizza wheel…

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

Gay dating apps are a nightmare. Lol

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

Awe, I think I offended him.

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

Are you going to tell all 47 of them about how you chose to doxx a queer Sikh in need and outted him, putting him in harm’s way, only because you disagreed with his politics?

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

Since he deleted his original tweet:

[SLIM 🫧 @_slimarella_]

gentle reminder:

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

LOL at muscle gays and gym rat bros losing their minds at gyms closing down because they’ll have to develop an actual personality and find self-worth in themselves that doesn’t involve the aesthetics of their muscles.

Physical fitness is important, but gyms are not essential.

[Jaanchak @jaanchak]

As somone who almost died because I was outed, fuck you Ankit.

You doxxed someone because he want self determination for his people? Does @UN_HRC and @UN_Women condone their affiliate putting the life of a gay man at risk just because their affiliate is bigoted and anti-Sikh?