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Author: Vinodhan

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Vinodhan lives and works in Madras, India. He takes both an academic as well as an activist interest in questions of gender, sexuality, selfhood and mental health. He identifies as queer, not only in the sense of being non-heteronormative, but also in the implication of being different and wonderful, even weird, and hence "Vinodhan," which embraces the popular Tamil use of the word.

My Valentine

ByVinodhan Feb 12 2013Feb 13 2013
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I have been trying to have relationships for many years…

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Ghosts of things past: a male rape survivor speaks

ByVinodhan Jan 10 2013Jan 10 2013
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*Trigger alert* A queer man speaks about surviving rape.

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Spells and Charms

ByVinodhan Dec 8 2012Dec 8 2012
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Vinodhan follows up on his post on living with depression by sharing how he copes with it.

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Storms without Warnings

ByVinodhan Nov 11 2012Dec 8 2012
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In this intensely personal essay, Orinam member Vinodhan writes about living with depression

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