Banker murder in Chennai: misreporting of child sexual abuse by Times of India
ToI article “Banker murdered by gay lovers” (Chennai ed. Oct 21, 2013) misleadingly reports young men sexually abused as children by adult man as “gay lovers”
Gujarat’s First LGBT Pride a success: Surat October 6, 2013
Gujarat’s first LGBT Pride will be held in Surat on Sunday, October 6, 2013. Read post for details.
Call for EOI: SAHRA India West Zone Steering Committee
South Asian Human Rights Association for Marginalised Sexualities & Genders (SAHRA) seeks expressions of interest from those able to represent the west zone of India: Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
India’s LGBT activism history: early 1990s
A photograph, video interview and EPW article summarizing the early days of India’s LGBT activism, led by AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan, against policy harassment and Section 377, the sodomy law.
Free & Equal: Global Campaign for LGBT Equality launched by UN
On July 26, 2013, The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cape Town, South Africa, launched Free & Equal, an unprecedented global public education campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality.
LGBT Archiving in India: a meeting in Bengaluru, Aug 17-18, 2013
Announcement of the India LGBT Archives meeting to be held Aug 17-18, 2013, in Bengaluru.
Curtains: short film by Nakshatra, 2013
Watch the short film ‘Curtains’ by Mumbai-based filmmaker Nakshatra.
Auditions for Bahuchara Mata (queer/trans) play in Chennai and Bangalore
LGBT people in Chennai and Bangalore are invited to audition in August 2013 for the queer/trans-themed Indo-Korean play Bahuchara Mata.
Kuch Palon Mein: short film by Avinash Matta, 2013
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.
Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales for the Queer Desi
Inspired by Renee Lupica’s brilliant ‘Six Fairy Tales for the Modern Woman’, Orinam invites you to add your stories in the form of a comment to this tale.