Queer Media Watch

Job Well Done

Orinam.net greatly appreciates the following media entities for their sensitive, inclusive and fair coverage of LGBT issues in India. We would like to see more!

• May 2011: Dinakaran: ஜூன் முழுவதும் நடக்கிறது சென்னை வானவில் விழா
• Aug 2009: Dinakaran: ப்ளீஸ், இவைகளையும் நேசிங்க!

• July 2011: Ananda Vikatan : மாத்தி யோசி!
• Oct 2007: Ananda Vikatan : ஞானியின் “அறிந்தும் அறியாமலும்” [1] [2] [3] [4]

• Don’t dither on Section 377
• Judgment on Section 377 welcomed
• Delhi High Court strikes down Section 377 of IPC

• LGBT’s participate in Pride march in the city
• Craving for family support

• March for Change
• There’s rainbow at the end of their tunnel

• Differently Oriented
• Chennai celebrates rainbow pride

Can do better

Orinam.net is disappointed by the coverage of below media entities. We hope these entities would take initiatives to sensitize their journalists, columnists, editors and other employees on LGBT issues and encourage sensitive coverage of LGBT issues in future.

• அன்புடன் அந்தரங்கம்:  அனுராதா ரமணன் (Read Aniruddhan Vasudevan’s reaction)
• அன்புடன் அந்தரங்கம்: சகுந்தலா கோபிநாத் (Read Gaysifamily’s post condemning the article here)

• Feb 2010: TV9 : Gay culture rampant in hyderabad