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Orinam.net is a bilingual website (Tamil and English) associated with the Chennai-based social-support-arts-advocacy group Orinam. The site contains information on alternate sexualities and gender identities and resources for the public, media, healthcare, educational institutions, workplaces, and family members of LGBT people. Our voices – The Orinam blog features news and views, personal stories and creative writing by Queers and allies.

Seeking LGB participants for psychology study in Chennai and Bangalore

By Orinam May 12 2018 Post comment

Psychology student seeks LGB peers for university-approved study in Chennai and Bangalore, by May 25, 2018.

LGBTIQA+ Theatre Workshop in Chennai: Sunday May 6, 2018

By Orinam May 2 2018 Post comment

A four-hour theatre workshop for LGBTIQA+ people in Chennai on Sunday May 6, 2018.

Together

By Orinam Apr 20 2018 Post comment

Eleven conversations and an epilogue by Abhijit Majumder, translated by Arpan Kundu, with art by Sulipto Mondal.

poem: The Love Circles

By Orinam Apr 17 2018 Post comment

Leeny Elango's translation of M. R. Vishnuprasad's original in Malayalam, with art by Jijo Kuriakose.

Tranform 2018 – Trans Rights and the Law: conference in Bangalore

By Orinam Apr 4 2018 Post comment

On 14th and 15th April 2018, CLPR is organizing the 2nd International Conference on Transgender Rights and the Law.

Introductory workshops in LGBTIQA+ peer counselling

By Orinam Mar 24 2018 Post comment

An emerging need for training on peer support for the LGBTIQA+ community has prompted joint initiatives by Bangalore and Chennai groups in 2018.

art: Rainbow Tree

By Orinam Aug 3 2017 Post comment

Rainbow Tree, by Nayan: Watercolor on paper, 2017

Irresponsible Police Action and Media Reportage on LGBTQIA+ issues : Bengaluru

By Orinam Jul 6 2017 Post comment

Unethical, irresponsible and misleading coverage by Bangalore Mirror and Public TV further jeopardize the situation of two women in the city.

No Pride: T. Nhaveen and the brutality of gender

By Orinam Jun 16 2017 Post comment

[Trigger warning for violence] The tragic passing of T. Nhaveen in Penang, Malaysia, on June 15, 2017, is a grim reminder of how gender non-conformity kills.