In Support of Perumal Murugan’s Maadhorubaagan (மாதொருபாகன்)
We at Orinam add our voices against the call for…
Hues may vary but humanity does not | வண்ணங்கள் வேற்றுமைப் பட்டால் – அதில் மானுடர் வேற்றுமை இல்லை
We at Orinam add our voices against the call for…
Timeline of actions in Tamil Nadu over the first year since the 11.12.13 verdict of Supreme Court of India.
Video, lyrics and translation of ‘Hijraalante Yevaru’ rendered by Sarath Naliganti at the historic rally for trans rights at Hyderabad, Oct 10, 2014
Approximately 167 members of the hijra/transwoman community were detained by the police and kept at the Beggar’s colony. They were released today.
To those who insist on me mentioning a label, I usually say “genderfluid”. parts
Press release with information on the police violence that led to Iliyana taking her own life, in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.
Sex change is my farewell to 23 years of being, trying to be, pretending to be and for days to come, trying to give being a chance.
Orinam invites submissions in the form of essays, stories, interviews and poems by South Asian LGB cispeople in marriages to individuals of the other sex, by trans individuals in marriages they entered into (or were forced into) based on their gender assigned at birth, and by spouses of such queer/trans people.
Saturday Oct 11, 2014 in Chennai: Orinam-Nirangal joint meeting on occasion of Coming Out Day, 5th Anniversary of Campaign for Open Minds, and discussion on forthcoming strategies and activities.
Chennai transwoman Nadika reflects on her relationship to her body and the whys and wherefores of surgery.