Gender fluidity: my experiences and ideas
To those who insist on me mentioning a label, I usually say “genderfluid”. parts
Press Release: Queer person ends life due to harassment by authorities
Press release with information on the police violence that led to Iliyana taking her own life, in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.
Sex Change in the Time of Saffron Politics
Sex change is my farewell to 23 years of being, trying to be, pretending to be and for days to come, trying to give being a chance.
South Asian, Married, and Queer? Seeking submissions
Orinam invites submissions in the form of essays, stories, interviews and poems by South Asian LGB cispeople in marriages to individuals of the other sex, by trans individuals in marriages they entered into (or were forced into) based on their gender assigned at birth, and by spouses of such queer/trans people.
Orinam-Nirangal meet-up, and 5th anniversary of the Campaign for Open Minds
Saturday Oct 11, 2014 in Chennai: Orinam-Nirangal joint meeting on occasion of Coming Out Day, 5th Anniversary of Campaign for Open Minds, and discussion on forthcoming strategies and activities.
Too far in the future: a transwoman’s thoughts on surgery
Chennai transwoman Nadika reflects on her relationship to her body and the whys and wherefores of surgery.
Chennai queer community mourns
Chennai’s queer community mourns the loss of one of its own, a young man who took his life Sept 20, 2014. Condolence gathering on Sept 28, 2014, at Marina beach.
Color of Trans: play in Chennai Sept 27-28, 2014
Living Smile Vidya, Vinothini Vaidyanathan and Angel Glady present seven episodes of trans experiences at Spaces, Chennai, Sept 27-28, 2014.
The way forward for 377: Parliament and beyond
Text of speech by ally A. Kumaresan from CPI(M) and TN Progressive Writers’/Artists’ Assocation at Sec377 rally in Chennai on 13 September 2014.
Kashish Forward: reaching out through queer cinema at IIT-Bombay
Aaditya Joshi reports on ‘Kashish Forward’, a campus event of IIT-Bombay group Saathi on Sept 17 2014, that reached out to LGBTQ people and straight allies through cinema.