Jun 01 2025 to Jun 01 2025 4 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

As Pride Month rolls in, the eternal question pops up yet again: “Why can’t they keep it to themselves? Why can’t they just act normal?” So… what does it mean to be normal? And what seems to be the queer community’s “Trouble With Normal”, as Michael Warner calls it?

Come join us at the BIC Library for an Open Mic that hopes to unravel notions of normality and assimilation through stories brought by you, the audience, in mediums of your choice. Challenge narratives of conformity with your art, music, stories or poetry, and share your own trouble with normal!

Guidelines:

All pieces must be in line with the themes of queerness and non-conformity.
Participants are requested to keep their pieces under 5 minutes to give all participants ample time to speak.
Pieces should be free from profanities.
Please keep in mind that BIC is an open and inclusive platform and pieces that reflect intolerance towards any community will not be accepted.
BIC reserves the right to reject submissions.
Please submit your pieces here.

This year, BIC celebrates Pride Month through a series of programs that embrace Queerness as it is — unconforming, changing and alternative. Every program aims to embody the fluid and non-normative possibilities of existence that queerness creates, while fostering a community that welcomes difference in an unbending society, whether that be through new models of living or unique modes of self-expression. Pride, Insists Upon Itself!