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Inside, a typical article would give advice on how to set up an anonymous post box, to help gay men avoid being outed. By contrast, the new magazine is being carried by major bookstores and promises to be “bolder than ever” after holding a launch event attended by a smattering of Bollywood stars. Even so, where its British equivalent, Attitude, features scores of pictures of near-naked models and celebrities and sells in the tens of thousands, Bombay Dost has only one shot of Mr Gay India in swimming trunks and an initial print run of 1,500. Most of the Indian glossy’s 56 pages are filled with lengthy book and art reviews, alongside features on gay rights issues both in India and overseas. The magazine, which will cost 150 rupees (£2), will be published twice a year and has been promised funding by the United Nations Development Programme for the next three years. There are hopes that urban India is gradually becoming more tolerant. The first Gay Pride march to be held in Delhi, the ca...