“My mother’s smile is as warm as before and I am still my father’s Chinnu”: Alok’s coming out story

By Alok A N Jan 1 2020 Post comment

... in which Alok reveals his ultimate secret to his parents before he turns 30.

Tamil Nadu protests Trans Bill 2019

By admin Dec 3 2019 Post comment

Statement released at the Press Meet held on Dec 3, 2019, at the Press Club, Chepauk, Chennai.

I had to do this

By Mujeebur Rahman Nov 25 2019 1 Comment

Getting over a break up. There seems to be no other way. Or is there?

The Price I Paid for Being Myself

By Aqsa Shaikh Oct 27 2019 2 Comments

Dr Aqsa Shaikh reflects on what she lost when she decided to transition.

Poem: What’s in a goodbye?

By Shivapriya Ganapathy Sep 30 2019 1 Comment

Poem read by Shivapriya at Orinam's Quilt Pride 2019 edition.

Online/Offline

By Mujeebur Rahman Sep 30 2019 Post comment

A short story by Mujeebur Rahman.

Collective Statement by The Queer Muslim Project on Abrogation of Article 370

By The Queer Muslim Project Aug 8 2019 Post comment

The queer community cannot accept and celebrate the gross violation of basic rights that is Article 370.

Poem: From Ten Months Ago

By Archanaa Seker Jul 3 2019 Post comment

A poem marking the period from Navtej Johar verdict (Sept 2018) to Chennai Rainbow Pride in June 2019.

Sahodaran-UNESCO: Bullying of sexual/gender minority students in Tamil Nadu

By Orinam Jun 14 2019 Post comment

Sahodaran, one of Tamil Nadu’s oldest LGBT+ organisations, has conducted and published a study on bullying of sexual/gender minority persons as students, based on recollections by adults. The mixed-methods study was conducted in Chennai, Vellore, Salem, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Trichy and…