Archive for the category News and Views

Statement on Ms. Koovagam and Vedanta

By mangai-srijith-revathi Apr 17 2019 Post comment

Statement by A. Mangai, Srijith Sundaram and A. Revathi (April 17, 2019)

Homophobia in Madurai college drives two students to suicide

By Orinam Mar 16 2019 Post comment

TW: Two first-year college students in Madurai took their lives, succumbing to bullying from peers who ridiculed their close friendship.

Response to Law Commission of India on Uniform Civil Code

By Orinam Mar 5 2019 Post comment

Response to the Law Commission's 2018 call for input on the UCC from queer feminist lesbian and bi women and trans persons.

Seeking participants for online survey of cis gay/bi men above 40 in India

By Orinam Mar 1 2019 Post comment

Online survey of gay/bi/same-gender attracted cis men above 40 in India, by postgraduate student from IIT Gandhinagar.

Nandini Krishnan’s ‘Invisible Men’ and the not-so-invisible Trans Men: a timeline

By Kanaga Varathan Mar 1 2019 Post comment

A timeline of responses to Nandini Krishnan's 2018 book 'Invisible Men: Inside India’s Transmasculine Network'.

Film review: Subverting Bollywood Romance in Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga

By Deepan Feb 11 2019 Post comment

An intensely personal take on the film and its resonance for the reviewer, Deepan.

Narthaki Nataraj: India’s first trans Padma awardee

By Maddy R Jan 27 2019 Post comment

Orinam felicitates Dr. Narthaki Nataraj, India's first transgender woman to receive a Padma Shri award.

Collective Statement against the Anti-LGBTQIA+ legislations in India

By Orinam Dec 27 2018 Post comment

LGBTQIA+ students/individuals from India resist and condemn the current versions of the Transgender and Anti-Trafficking Bills passed by the Lok Saba.

Trans, Gender NonConforming and Intersex Collectives Strongly Condemn Kinnar Akhada’s Support for Ram Temple at Ayodhya, India

By Orinam Nov 24 2018 Post comment

View statement and join trans, gender nonconforming and intersex collectives in registering opposition to Kinnar Akhada's support of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.