Clap: for July 2, 2010
Raise your hands and clap today Friends, fellow queers, comrades,…
I Shall Overcome
Jo, a gay woman and doctoral student in Chennai, reflects on the struggle to be true to oneself and one’s love, against all odds.
Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales for the Queer Desi
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.
Catalysts for Inclusion: The Orinam Ally Video contest
Are you a friend, family member, classmate, colleague or other ally of an LGBTI person? Submit a five min video to our Catalysts for Inclusion: Orinam Ally Video contest and be featured at Reel Desires 2013, Chennai International Queer Film Festival.
Towards Gender Inclusivity: Sunil Mohan and Sumathi Murthy
‘Towards Gender Inclusivity: a study on contemporary concerns around gender’ written by Sunil Mohan with Sumathi Murthy, published May 2013 by Alternative Law Forum and LesBiT, Bangalore, India.
Fiction: Enter My Dream
A complex and passionate tale about gender, body, sex, love, life and dreams.
Breaking the Binary in Chennai: Saturday, May 11, 2013
LABIA’s Chennai dissemination of Breaking the Binary is on Saturday, May 11, 2013, 5 pm – 9 pm at Dhyana Ashram, Chennai 600028.
Living Smile Vidya wins Charles Wallace 2013 scholarship
Living Smile Vidya, an actor, writer, artist and Chennai-based transwoman, has been awarded a scholarship by the Charles Wallace India Trust to pursue theatre in the UK.
Transwoman from India sparks protest in Saskatoon, Canada
The refusal of a Canadian bridal boutique to allow transwoman Rohit Singh to try on a bridal dress, on the grounds that it would make other customers uncomfortable, sparked a protest by Gender Equality Society of Saskatchewan, and support from multiple quarters.
Yes, I am
Prashanth recounts his personal journey over the past year: a year that has given him confidence to accept who he is, confidence to drop plans of marriage to a girl, and confidence to come out to a really close friend.