First Generation Queer South Asian Immigrant Rant
Coming out is not a one time thanksgiving dinner table announcement but a recurring repetitive struggle that can be dreadfully frightening for some. We are shedding our skin in baby steps!
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Standing Out
We must focus on how we can be better humans: not what someone wears or who they sleep with.
No one has to know
Poem by Lekshmi Sasidharan
The biggest exam of my life: Bubbly comes out to family in Chennai
Bubbly writes to her parents and sister in Chennai, explaining why she cancelled her engagement.
What I Realised When My Close Friend Came Out To Me
Raveen, a straight guy in Pune, shares insights from his experiences of having a friend recently come out to him.
Sex Change in the Time of Saffron Politics
Sex change is my farewell to 23 years of being, trying to be, pretending to be and for days to come, trying to give being a chance.
This 10 Minute Video Will Change Your Thinking About Family Structures Forever!
Orinam volunteer Shambhavi talks about conventional family structures and how they don't always make sense
Video: Dealing With Family – குடும்பத்தினரை சமாளிப்பது எப்படி?
In this hangout, some of Orinam's members who are gay, talk about how they dealt with their family members post coming out.
Poem: India today
boy with blonde hair, girl in mini skirt, men who love men, women who defy
Video: Growing up gay and Tamil – தற்பாலீர்ப்பு தமிழர்களாய் வளர்ந்த அனுபவங்கள்
In this hangout, some of Orinam's members who are gay, talk about their respective journeys of realizing and accepting their sexuality and their coming out stories.
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