Bathroom Mirror
A piece I wrote for Pride Week and performed at First Stop Open Mic, Genaro’s Coffee, in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A piece I wrote for Pride Week and performed at First Stop Open Mic, Genaro’s Coffee, in St. Petersburg, Florida
Samira Obeid or Sam as most know her is a writer, multimedia content producer and creative thinker above all. An Indian butch lesbian originally from Chennai, she uses her identity and her pen as a way to create dialogue about the human existence that is often difficult to open up to an audience. She likes to believe she is a advocate of truth and liberty in its rawest forms, and has every intention of proving herself along life's every path. On an honest note, she loves entertaining a unsuspecting audience.
Though not without its problems, the depiction of a gender non-conforming character in the film ‘Pariyerum Perumal’ is a laudable attempt to look at the intersection of casteism and violence against gender minorities.
Everything seemed so auspicious. I was bathed in turmeric powder…
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.
Ours is the land that welcomes even strangers with kindness and warmth. Such nation of ours should never discriminate against our transgender sons and daughters. Lets take a solemn promise to treat every Indian with dignity, respect and love.
PSBT seeks proposals for the award of Independent Fellowships for 10 min films on sexualities. Deadline for proposals Feb 6, 2017.
Chennai Dost founder Vikranth reflects on visibility, community and the meaning of Pride in his blog post
Stirring piece! Thank you for sharing, Sam. We’re waiting for the day you get to perform for us in Chennai ЁЯЩВ