Introductory workshops in LGBTIQA+ peer counselling
An emerging need for training on peer support for the LGBTIQA+ community has prompted joint initiatives by Bangalore and Chennai groups in 2018.
Media Release: Reel Desires, CIQFF 2016
Reel Desires, CIQFF2016, will be held July 29-31, 2016, at the Goethe-Institut, Chennai. It will showcase 26 films from eight countries. ciqff.org has more information.
India vigils in memory of Orlando shooting victims
Protests and vigils in memory of the Orlando shooting victims are planned in nearly 17 Indian cities.
LGBTIQA+ affirming Healthcare Providers
This listing attempts to compile contact information of medical doctors and mental health professionals (including psychiatrists, counseling psychologists and clinical social workers) who have been recommended by clients from the LGBTIQA+ community as professionals who affirm their orientations/identities. It is Chennai-centric, but we are trying to add resources from other cities and towns in India….
Not Them vs. Us: Aishwarya Rutuparna Pradhan, OFS
Odisha government officer Aishwarya Pradhan: a reminder that government measures for transgender inclusion are not only to benefit a marginalised Other.
Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2015 is here
Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2015 is being held from July 24 to 26, at Goethe-Institut, Nungambakkam, Chennai
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.
First Love: a video by IIT-B students
In this heart-warming video, students of IIT-Bombay speak about their first love, including the kind that dares speak its name and break the silence around it.
IITs against 377
Full text of the petition sent in by 1157 members of the Indian Institutes of Technology against the Supreme Court verdict recriminalising homosexuality.
Letter to World Psychiatric Association: Feb 3, 2014
Letter from scientists, professionals and other concerned Indian citizens to World Psychiatric Association on homophobia among mental health practitioners (IPS context).