Healthcare-related posts from the Orinam Blog
Healthcare-related posts from the Orinam Blog
Indian Psychiatric Society reiterates need for decriminalisation of homosexuality
IPS statement, July 2, 2018 India’s apex professional body of psychiatrists, the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), has once again registered its support for decriminalisation of homosexuality.…
Introductory workshops in LGBTIQA+ peer counselling
Differences from the norm in gender, sexuality and sex characteristics bring up questions that others may never face: What does one reveal about oneself to others? How much to disclose and to whom?…
Gee Semmalar on Trans Health Care
Trans activist Gee Semmalar speaks on the fundamental barriers trans people face in accessing basic healthcare and gender affirmative interventions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2p2ySX0gA This talk was part of ‘TransForm: Transgender Rights and Law’…
Africa Report on Diversity in Human Sexuality must be read by Indian law- and policy- makers
Thirty eight of fifty three countries in Africa criminalise homosexuality through laws against “unnatural sex” similar in intent to the colonial-era Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Penalties range from imprisonment…
Quackery Masquerades as Medicine: India’s Conversion Therapy Racket
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)** published by the American Psychiatric Association and considered the standard classification manual by medical and mental health practitioners all over the world…
Letter to World Psychiatric Association: Feb 3, 2014
Preface: In activism, as in science, results are rarely attributable to a single event or person. In the case of the Indian Psychiatric Society’s public statement on homosexuality, it…
Indian Psychiatric Society official statement: homosexuality is not a mental illness
February 6, 2014: The Indian Psychiatric Society has just posted the following statement by Dr.T.V.Asokan, President, and Dr. N.N.Raju, General Secretary, on their website http://www.ips-online.org, “Based on existing scientific evidence and good practice…
Open letter to Dr. Raju, General Secretary, Indian Psychiatric Society
February 5, 2014 Dr N N Raju Professor and Medical Superintendent Government Hospital for Mental Care (GHMC) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Dear Dr. Raju, First, our hearty congratulations on your becoming…
IPS clarifies: Dr. Indira Sharma’s View on Homosexuality is Not the Official View
Dr.Indira Sharma (Image Source: IPS-online.org) In a shocking development, on Jan 21, 2014, the Indian Psychiatric Society’s immediate past president, Dr. Indira Sharma, told the Times of India that homosexuality…