Bathroom Mirror
A piece I wrote for Pride Week and performed at First Stop Open Mic, Genaro’s Coffee, in St. Petersburg, Florida
Hues may vary but humanity does not | வண்ணங்கள் வேற்றுமைப் பட்டால் – அதில் மானுடர் வேற்றுமை இல்லை
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.
In 2015, at an event, I noticed that while introducing…
After the concert when I went to do my pranaams to Ma, her foster son remarked to her in Bangla, Ma! Look at this child! What bhakti! She looked into my eyes while she answered him, No! It is more than Bhakti. I was glad someone understood it and my eyes went watery.
Raveen, a straight guy in Pune, shares insights from his experiences of having a friend recently come out to him.
Chennai Dost founder Vikranth reflects on visibility, community and the meaning of Pride in his blog post
Poem text and video from Orinam’s Chennai Pride 2018 edition of Quilt: June 17, 2018
In this hangout, some of Orinam’s members who are gay, talk about their respective journeys of realizing and accepting their sexuality and their coming out stories.
Stirring piece! Thank you for sharing, Sam. We’re waiting for the day you get to perform for us in Chennai 🙂