The original L Word
Essays, poems and a short story on love for V-Day 2013
Time to drop B and T from LGBT: Biphobic and Transphobic Piece on Hyderabad Pride
L.Ramakrishnan and Vijay Mogli respond to Dean William’s Biphobic and Transphobic piece on Hyderabad Pride
Hyderabad (re)makes history with pride
Hyderabad celebrated its first Queer Pride on February 3, 2013. Some photographs, courtesy Smruthi Narayan, and to links to coverage from TV and print media.
Justice Verma Committee report on rape laws addresses sexuality concerns
Text of Justice Verma Committee report [downloadable pdf], highlights including proposed amendments, and the Committee’s observations on the need for decriminalizing homosexuality and imparting sexuality education.
“This is about you and me”: RJ Balaji on Men
RJ Balaji’s Tamil podcast on how gender roles oppress women, with English translation by Orinam member KMRamki
Aniruddhan Vasudevan in conversation with The Hindu
Margazhi conversation with Aniruddhan Vasudevan: Bharatanatyam dancer and LGBT activist: The Hindu
Tamil Translation of Kavita’s speech on Violence Against Women
AIPWA Secretary Kavita Krishnan on violence against women and the recent Delhi gang rape incident
Raj Rao reads in Chennai: Dec 14 and Dec 15, 2012
Raj Rao reads poetry in Chennai on Dec 14 and 15, courtesy Prakriti Foundation.
First anniversary of Hillary Clinton’s historic speech on LGBT rights. Tamil translation now available on Orinam.net
Tamil translation of Hillary Clinton’s historic speech on LGBT rights
Orinam’s Quilt meeting Dec 30, 2012
Orinam’s Quilt, the reading group of Orinam, will meet at Zha Cafe, Adyar, on Dec 30, 2012. Bring your favorite queer-themed fiction/non-fiction/poem and share with the group.