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.
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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.
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.
IAS officer’s homophobia is old-hat
The social networks are abuzz with the news of a certain Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer, Mr. C. Umashankar, at a Christian rally promoting homophobia, with a Tamil translation of the obligatory Leviticus quote dissing man-on-man action. The call for homosexuals…
Statement by Telangana Intersex Hijra Transgender Samiti on Sexual Assault of a Hijra Sister
Update on Feb 21, 2015, is hereWe, the members of Telangana Intersex Hijra Transgender Samiti of Hyderabad, request your solidarity in our fight for justice in this transphobic world. After forty brutal attacks with knives and rocks on almost sixty…
In Support of Perumal Murugan’s Maadhorubaagan (மாதொருபாகன்)
We at Orinam add our voices against the call for banning the critically acclaimed Tamil novel Maadhorubaagan (மாதொருபாகன் – Kalachuvadu, four reprints) by Perumal Murugan, translated in English as One Part Woman (Penguin, two reprints). The book has become the target…
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