Personal Stories
Other parents, friends and family members share their experiences involving LGBT loved ones.
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On learning why pronouns matter! A tribute to a friend
In 2015, at an event, I noticed that while introducing themselves, people were sharing their pronouns. I did not understand what this meant or why it was needed. Later, in…
What I Realised When My Close Friend Came Out To Me
Very recently, I was caught off-guard by one of my close friends who came out to me as gay, while we were in the middle of dinner at a restaurant.…
Why I am a feminist and supporter of LGBT rights
EditorsтАЩ Note: Some of us Orinam volunteers first met Soorya Sriram at a panel discussion on LGBT issues organised by Nirmukta/Chennai Freethinkers in February 2014. We subsequently read the essays*…
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Hope you enjoyed watching our previous hangout video Growing up Gay and Tamil, where our members talked about realizing their sexuality and coming out. In this hangout, some of Orinam’s…
To Raghu, with love
It is a world of names, of categories. People tend to put a label on everything they encounter, to make it fit into their limited understanding and background, and then…
No Room for Hatred: A Mother Writes
The baby came out of my womb in the middle of the night and I was unconscious. After two hours I opened my eyes, and the nurse told me it…
Poem: A boon she sought!
Oh beloved son! I, your mother, have something to ask Carrying you in my womb was no easy task I ask not for the sun or the moon I, your…
Statement from Tyler Clementi’s Brother
James Clementi, brother of Tyler Clementi, who is also gay, read an impact statement at the courthouse right before Dharun Ravi’s sentencing. James’s statement…