Pune’s first Pride March: Sunday Dec 11, 2011
Pune will host its first Pride march on Sunday, December 11, 2011, becoming the ninth city in India to have such and event.
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Hillary Clinton cites Naz judgement in historic UN Human Rights address, announces global equality fund for LGBTs
United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made reference to the Naz judgement and the tenet of inclusiveness as an underlying theme of the Indian constitution in her historic address on LGBT rights at the United Nations.
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Dr. Anoop Gupta helps pre-op transsexual store sperm, same-sex couples have babies through surrogacy
Dr. Anoop Gupta, medical director, Delhi IVF Fertility Research Centre, has pioneered in-vitro fertilization in the country, giving birth to the first test-tube baby in 1994. On Dec 5, 2011, Dr. Gupta was again in the news for helping a pre-operative male-to-female transexual store sperm prior to surgery, in order to enable future options of having a child through surrogacy.
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A critique of Pride: more responses
“We need to fight all out against all institutionalized oppressions of human right to freedom of choice and self-expression – unabashed, without any compromise and fear” says Anis Ray Chaudhuri, in response to Neel’s “A Critique of Pride”. Read the full post.
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A critique of Pride
Gay community’s unfortunate and reckless use of words like “pride”, “choice” and “lifestyle” when talking about themselves reinforces Indian society’s belief that we have chosen this “filthy western lifestyle” and we are even proud of it, says reader Neel. What do you think?
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Bangalore’s brush with homophobia on the night of the Gay Pride 2011
“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.”
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Winning entries: Bengaluru International Queer Pride Photography contest 2011
Orinam.net is pleased to showcase the winning entries of the Bengaluru Pride 2011 photography contest, held in November.
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Interview: Sri Lankan activist Rosanna Flamer-Caldera
In this exclusive interview with Orinam.net, Sri Lankan activist Rosanna Flamer-Caldera shares her views on the most pressing issues faced by the Sri Lankan queer community.
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Survey of IT professionals in Chennai, LGBT and out in the workplace
Arun Kumar is a student at Madras Christian College pursuing…
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Tamil Wikipedia Media Contest: A unique Opportunity for the LGBT Community
A unique opportunity for the LGBT Community to shape the Tamil cyber space. Participate in the Tamil Wikipedia Media contest and win prizes up to 850 US dollars! Please share this link and spread the word.
