Spoken Word: The Story Of Firefly And Butterfly
Talented SriLankan-Tamil-American performer YaliniDream performed at an event co-hosted by The Shakti Resource Center and MP/Orinam on Jan 29, 2011, at Spaces, Besant Nagar.
Hues may vary but humanity does not | வண்ணங்கள் வேற்றுமைப் பட்டால் – அதில் மானுடர் வேற்றுமை இல்லை
Talented SriLankan-Tamil-American performer YaliniDream performed at an event co-hosted by The Shakti Resource Center and MP/Orinam on Jan 29, 2011, at Spaces, Besant Nagar.
I lived in Chennai, India, for 23 years. I’ve never been in the closet. Well, not really. I’ve always been butch — short hair, boys’ clothes, a gentleman’s manner, and of course, a way with the ladies. But in India, not being in the closet doesn’t necessarily mean being out of it.
Orinam volunteer Vikram S. writes about hir journey into LGBTQ activism, via personal experiences of the tyranny of gender norms.
Watch the short film ‘Kuch Palon Mein’ by Hyderabad-based filmmaker Avinash Matta. This film was screened as part of Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2013.
Sudha Santhanam explains how she came to terms with her son’s sexuality and accepted him unconditionally. Translated by Niruj Mohan Ramanujam.
my butch: poem by desinorse/Jaya
Story of a gay man who bravely handled blackmailers he met on a dating website