Madras Week 2020: Tales of the Queer City
Video of Madras Week 2020 online discussion on the involvement and contributions of queer and trans communities to Madras culture, social history and life: August 28, 2020.
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[film review] ‘Marielle’s legacy will not die’: a viewpoint from India
Arvind Narrain reflects on Brazlian queer activist Marielle Franco (1979-2018) and the need to remember otherwise forgotten queer lives in the Indian context.
[podcast] Colours of Pride: A Talk on Gender, Sex and Sexuality
Podcast of June 20, 2020 panel discussion on gender-sex-sexuality, organised by rYMS and Orinam on Insta Live.
Locked Down in the Time of COVID-19: Safety and Self-Care for Queer and Trans Persons
Some coping tips from community members, peer counselors and therapists for LGBTIQA+ folks staying home in isolation and/or in abusive family situations
Financial support for queer people impacted by corona virus-induced lockdown
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Tamil Nadu protests Trans Bill 2019
Statement released at the Press Meet held on Dec 3, 2019, at the Press Club, Chepauk, Chennai.
Collective Statement by The Queer Muslim Project on Abrogation of Article 370
The queer community cannot accept and celebrate the gross violation of basic rights that is Article 370.
Sahodaran-UNESCO: Bullying of sexual/gender minority students in Tamil Nadu
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…
Statement on Ms. Koovagam and Vedanta
Statement by A. Mangai, Srijith Sundaram and A. Revathi (April 17, 2019)
Homophobia in Madurai college drives two students to suicide
TW: Two first-year college students in Madurai took their lives, succumbing to bullying from peers who ridiculed their close friendship.
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