Orinam’s stand against caste
Orinam also opposes prejudice based on community, caste, place of origin, ethnicity, ability, religion, and other visible and invisible markers of identity.
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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.
External Affairs not compliant with Supreme Court ruling on transgender rights
Adding a third gender or "T" category does not suffice to make the Ministry of External Affairs NALSA-compliant if it stills requires proof of surgery for recording a change of gender. Further, not all transgender people seek to identify as "T", and are at liberty to identify as M or F, per the judgement.
4th National Queer Conference 2015 (Kolkata) – Call for Abstracts
Sappho for Equality seeks submissions for the fourth National Queer Conference 'Femininities and Masculinities' scheduled for 11th to 13th September, 2015, Kolkata.
Coming Out as Transgender and Dyslexic in Corporate India
Indira writes of her experiences coming out as a transwoman and dyslexic in a multi-national company in India.
What will People Say – Call for Submissions: Tamil LGBTQQ Zine
Announcement of What will people say collective and their call for submission for their Tamil Queer Zine and Blog.
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Rights of Transgender Persons Bill (2014) moved in Rajya Sabha: MP Tiruchi Siva
Full text of 'RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDER PERSONS BILL (2014) moved in the Rajya Sabha by Tiruchi Siva, Member of Parliament from DMK, Tamil Nadu.
Update from Telangana: Pravallika case solved
Police dept. of Cyberabad has arrested murderer of Pravallika, hijra murdered in Jan 2015, and taken action against its own for sexually assaulting S.
Grant for groups challenging Section 377 IPC
The US-based 377 No Going Back Initiative fund seeks applications from India-based organisations working to challenge Sec 377.
A Journey of Faith: engaging Indian churches theologically on LGBT issues
Rev. Winnie Varghese engages theologically with Indian churches on LGBT issues in her book published in 2015 by Serampore College.
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