For endorsement: Gender nonconforming/trans/non-binary students’ Open Statement to NCERT and Education Ministry
Endorse this open statement to NCERT from gender non-binary, gender non-conforming students, former students, and trans-queer groups.
Sex Education: an initiative of Neelam Social
The first two Tamil educational videos on sex education by Neelam Social, released in July 2021, feature an Orinam volunteer speaking on sex, gender and sexuality.
Homophobia in Madurai college drives two students to suicide
TW: Two first-year college students in Madurai took their lives, succumbing to bullying from peers who ridiculed their close friendship.
BioHazard: Abhishek Clifford brings ‘Moral Values’ to a Campus near you
There’s a new hazard to Indian college students on the horizon, and it’s particularly toxic for LGBT youth and women of all sexualities. It takes the form of Abhishek Clifford, the CEO of an NGO named Rescue.
A teacher’s rewards
My law students’ group work turned out to be a reward in the otherwise daunting journey of my attempts to sensitise the campus community on LGBT issues.
Orientation with a difference: Saathi reaches out to incoming students at IIT Bombay
Saathi, the LGBTQ group at IIT Bombay, organised a structured orientation for incoming students. Report by Aaditya Joshi, with links to resource materials.
Breaking Barriers: India’s first high school LGBTQI initiative
Profile of Tagore International School, New Delhi, whose group ‘Breaking Barriers’ works to promote LGBTQI equality on campus and beyond.