Hues may vary but humanity does not | வண்ணங்கள் வேற்றுமைப் பட்டால் – அதில் மானுடர் வேற்றுமை இல்லை
ByOrinam
A simple yet powerful It Gets Better video by Destiny aka DesiGirl58. In this video Destiny talks about realizing her identity, coming out to her mother, the hatred she faced and how things got better for her.
Orinam.net is a bilingual website (Tamil and English) associated with the Chennai-based social-support-arts-advocacy group Orinam. The site contains information on alternate sexualities and gender identities and resources for the public, media, healthcare, educational institutions, workplaces, and family members of LGBT people. Our voices – The Orinam blog features news and views, personal stories and creative writing by Queers and allies.
‘Colours of Sexuality’, a three-day Chennai queer film festival organized by the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan in partnership with local groups Chennai Dost and Orinam, concluded Sunday, June 17,2012.
Forced marriages of LGBT people are as unethical as child marriage, and resisting such marriages requires precisely the sort of courage that these girls from Purulia demonstrated.
PSBT seeks proposals for the award of Independent Fellowships for 10 min films on sexualities. Deadline for proposals Feb 6, 2017.
The LGBT ‘movement’ in india is about 15+ years old, has spread beyond the handful of metro cities, is staggering in its diversity of peoples who are accommodated within, and, the frequency of LGBT related events and happening around the country is increasing exponentially. Also, certain LGBT experiences which were ubiquitous a couple of decades ago, have all but disappeared. Hence it might be time to start thinking about an LGBT archive in India.
Everything seemed so auspicious. I was bathed in turmeric powder…
We invite you to come to Besant Nagar Beach on 29th December at 4 pm to engage in a protest and conversation on sexual violence.
