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Support Group Meeting/

Support Group Meeting/

ByA. Maya May 19 2024May 19 2024
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Support Group Meeting: a poem by A. Maya, with art by Param.

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Apartment-hunting as a father of trans experience

ByOrinam May 17 2022May 18 2022

A man of trans-experience recounts his challenges in finding a home for himself and his two children.

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On learning why pronouns matter!  A tribute to a friend

On learning why pronouns matter! A tribute to a friend

BySalik Ansari Nov 30 2021Jan 27 2022
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In 2015, at an event, I noticed that while introducing…

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Out, Proud and Liberated: Reflections of a former officer in the Indian Army

Out, Proud and Liberated: Reflections of a former officer in the Indian Army

ByJ Suresh Jul 1 2020Jul 3 2020
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Major J. Suresh (ret’d) reflects on his coming out journey, motivated by General Rawat’s homophobic statements around gay people in the Indian Army.

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[podcast] Colours of Pride: A Talk on Gender, Sex and Sexuality

[podcast] Colours of Pride: A Talk on Gender, Sex and Sexuality

ByOrinam Jun 29 2020Jun 29 2020

Podcast of June 20, 2020 panel discussion on gender-sex-sexuality, organised by rYMS and Orinam on Insta Live.

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тАЬMy motherтАЩs smile is as warm as before and I am still my fatherтАЩs ChinnuтАЭ: AlokтАЩs coming out story

тАЬMy motherтАЩs smile is as warm as before and I am still my fatherтАЩs ChinnuтАЭ: AlokтАЩs coming out story

ByAlok A N Jan 1 2020Jan 1 2020

… in which Alok reveals his ultimate secret to his parents before he turns 30.

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The Price I Paid for Being Myself

The Price I Paid for Being Myself

ByAqsa Shaikh Oct 27 2019Dec 31 2019
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Dr Aqsa Shaikh reflects on what she lost when she decided to transition.

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Standing Out

Standing Out

ByRitwik Dutta Sep 30 2017Sep 30 2017

We must focus on how we can be better humans: not what someone wears or who they sleep with.

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visiBIlity

ByAnu Elizabeth Roche Oct 12 2016Oct 12 2016
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It took me 27 years to admit I wasn’t straight.

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The biggest exam of my life: Bubbly comes out to family in Chennai

ByBubbly Mehta Mar 5 2016Mar 5 2016
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Bubbly writes to her parents and sister in Chennai, explaining why she cancelled her engagement.

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