Desi-Queering Harvard: Apphia Kumar on building youth leadership
Transcript and audio recording of Apphia Kumar's talk on queer youth activism: LGBT panel of the Harvard India 2014 conference, Feb 16, 2014
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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.
IITs against 377
Full text of the petition sent in by 1157 members of the Indian Institutes of Technology against the Supreme Court verdict recriminalising homosexuality.
Sampoorna Trans Masculine, Intersex and Intergender Meet, 2014
Expression of Interest and Application form for Sampoorna Trans Masculine, Intersex and Intergender Meet, 2014
Fractured House, song inspired by 377letters: Elisabeth Patuck
Soundtrack and lyrics of Elisabeth Patuck's song 'Fractured House' inspired by the 377letters project.
Video: Dealing With Family – குடும்பத்தினரை சமாளிப்பது எப்படி?
In this hangout, some of Orinam's members who are gay, talk about how they dealt with their family members post coming out.
Bharathiyar in Guwahati
Guwahati Pride, the first of its kind in North-East India, was held successfully on Feb 9, 2014. Links to photo gallery, and a note on the Tamil connection.
Letter to World Psychiatric Association: Feb 3, 2014
Letter from scientists, professionals and other concerned Indian citizens to World Psychiatric Association on homophobia among mental health practitioners (IPS context).
Indian Psychiatric Society official statement: homosexuality is not a mental illness
Feb 6, 2014: Indian Psychiatric Society official declares homosexuality is not a mental illness, following conflicting public statements by some of its office bearers.
Open letter to Dr. Raju, General Secretary, Indian Psychiatric Society
Letter informing Dr Raju, General Secretary, Indian Psychiatric Society, that homosexuality is not an illness that needs to be classified and managed.
Guwahati hosts first Queer Pride march in the North-East – Press Release
The recent Supreme Court verdict on Section 377 has outraged the entire country and also the international forum. Further dismissal and rejection by the SC on the plea for a review petition has accelerated this rage further more. Oppression and discrimination…
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