Archive for the category News and Views

The Glass Closet: queer students’ experiences on Indian higher-ed campuses

By The Glass Closet Collective Nov 6 2017 Post comment

The Glass Closet chronicles experience of queer students on Indian higher-ed campuses, and invites submissions.

The Right to Privacy: The Promise for full Recognition of Transgender Rights

By Jayna Kothari Aug 28 2017 Post comment

The Right to Privacy judgements most certainly include the right to one’s self-identified gender identity as upheld in NALSA v. Union of India.

First as Apathy, Then as Farce: The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016

By Gee Imaan Semmalar Aug 14 2017 Post comment

The Standing Committee report on the Trans Rights Bill, and the Bill itself, deny transgender people those constitutional rights upheld in the NALSA judgement.

Book Review: A Thousand Dreams Within Me Softly Burn, by Sahil Sood

By Andy Silveira Jul 26 2017 Post comment

Sahil Sood's gay-themed debut novel captures the vulnerability and transcendence of the human condition.

Not legal doesn’t mean illegal: The situation for queer individuals in India

By Ritesh Rajani and Sourav Mandal Jul 7 2017 Post comment

Ritesh Rajani and Sourav Mandal discuss the legal aspects of leading queer lives in India.

Irresponsible Police Action and Media Reportage on LGBTQIA+ issues : Bengaluru

By Orinam Jul 6 2017 Post comment

Unethical, irresponsible and misleading coverage by Bangalore Mirror and Public TV further jeopardize the situation of two women in the city.

Breaking the Binary: a LABIA research study

By LABIA - a Queer Feminist LBT Collective Jun 20 2017 Post comment

Full text of 'Breaking the Binary', research study by LABIA, is now available on Orinam.

No Pride: T. Nhaveen and the brutality of gender

By Orinam Jun 16 2017 Post comment

[Trigger warning for violence] The tragic passing of T. Nhaveen in Penang, Malaysia, on June 15, 2017, is a grim reminder of how gender non-conformity kills.