On the Other Side of the Closet
Suryatapa Mukherjee updates us on her coming out journey as bisexual, first shared on Orinam in January 2013.
Why should you care? Voice out against Sec 377!
How does section 377 impact you since you are not a homosexual?
A Bad Day for Law and Love: writing 11-12-13
Write to us (prose, poetry, short, long) about what you went through when you learned about the Supreme Court’s Dec 11, 2013, judgement that rendered LGBT people in India criminals again.
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To Raghu, with love
An Orinam reader reflects on the suicide of his cousin brother.
Queer Madras of the mid-1980s, and sundry musings on sexuality
Musings on the fludiity of desire sparked by the author’s experiences of living in Chennai in the 1980s, with additional reflections on what this could mean for gay rights discourse that was taking root in India in the ’90s.
No Room for Hatred: A Mother Writes
Chhanda Dutta speaks of her journey towards unconditional acceptance of her son Avinaba.
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.
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.
No Matter What Happens
The author, a member of the Orinam list, reflects on how she managed to overcome several depression that was linked, in part, to her struggles to accept her gayness.
Bharatham is my love, Mohini is who I am
Everything seemed so auspicious. I was bathed in turmeric powder…