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.
On July 27, 2025, a young Dalit man named Kavin…
YaliniDream is a New York based queer poet, dancer and performer of SriLankan Tamil origin. MP and its web team at Orinam.net thank her for sharing this video of her acclaimed spoken word performance piece ‘To Catch Just One Tear’.
Chennai Dost founder Vikranth reflects on visibility, community and the meaning of Pride in his blog post
A complex and passionate tale about gender, body, sex, love, life and dreams.
that is the first thing they notice about her, probably the only thing
“I have been at my wit’s end grappling and struggling to come to terms with a rather unsavoury and a nasty incident that two of my gay friends A and B, my boyfriend and I have had to face and suffer – quite ironically – on the night of the LGBTIQ Pride in Bangalore.”
Stirring piece! Thank you for sharing, Sam. We’re waiting for the day you get to perform for us in Chennai 🙂