In Support of Perumal Murugan’s Maadhorubaagan (рооро╛родрпКро░рпБрокро╛роХройрпН)
We at Orinam add our voices against the call for…
A year of action against Section 377 in Tamil Nadu since the 11.12.13 verdict
Timeline of actions in Tamil Nadu over the first year since the 11.12.13 verdict of Supreme Court of India.
Hijraalante yevaru
Video, lyrics and translation of ‘Hijraalante Yevaru’ rendered by Sarath Naliganti at the historic rally for trans rights at Hyderabad, Oct 10, 2014
Arbitrary detention of Hijras in Bangalore (Nov 2014): communities demand justice
Approximately 167 members of the hijra/transwoman community were detained by the police and kept at the BeggarтАЩs colony. They were released today.
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.
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.
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.
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.