art: Love is Love

By Orinam Sep 5 2015 Post comment

Art by Rajat Saini.

A teacher’s rewards

By Shankar G Sep 5 2015 Post comment

My law students’ group work turned out to be a reward in the otherwise daunting journey of my attempts to sensitise the campus community on LGBT issues.

NALSA and beyond: presentation on transgender people and Indian laws

By Orinam Aug 31 2015 1 Comment

Presentation on transgender rights and the law, from the workshop-discussion facilitated by Siddharth Narrain at Nazariya, Delhi, in August 2015.

Ondede report on human rights violations against transgender people in Karnataka

By Orinam Aug 31 2015 Post comment

Prerana Kudur from Ondede and Gowthaman Ranganathan from Alternative Law Forum have compiled powerful testimonies of transgender people in Karnataka.

‘The smartphone freed me’: a journey of dating as a transwoman

By Nadika N. Aug 19 2015 3 Comments

In which Nadika describes how Second Life, a smart phone, and dating sites helped her explore dating as a transwoman.

PRESS RELEASE: Tamil Nadu state-wide protest demanding reservations in education and employment for transwomen

By Orinam Aug 16 2015 1 Comment

We believe that reservation in education and employment is the only solution to this situation. To advocate for reservation, we are conducting a state-wide protest on 17 August, 2015, at 3 pm at Valluvar Kottam, Chennai.

Statewide protest in Tamilnadu demanding reservations in education and employment for transwomen

By Orinam Aug 14 2015 2 Comments

People are fond of asking thirunangais: “Why can’t you work honestly? Why do you do sex work? Why do you ask for money at shops?” Watch this video of Vaishnavi, Chennai’s first thirunangai auto and cab driver responding to such questions.

Friends of Queers: IIT Bombay’s 2015 fresher orientation video

By Aaditya Joshi Jul 31 2015 Post comment

Saathi, IIT Bombay's LGBTQ resource group, oriented the 2015 incoming batch students on LGBTQ issues with a video featuring allies.

Disciplining Trans* Bodies: some cases from Malaysia and India

By Akhil Kang Jul 21 2015 Post comment

By defining particular categories and particular forms of embodiment, rights are conceptualised legally to exclude many trans* bodies and lives, as illustrated by cases in Malaysia and India.