Man for a Day: film screening March 17, 2014
Man for a Day: a film exploring female masculinities
a Goethe-Institut/ Orinam event
screening on Monday March 17, 2014, 7 pm, in Nungambakkam, Chennai
Gay man from India bravely handles blackmailers he met on a dating website
Story of a gay man who bravely handled blackmailers he met on a dating website
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.
Reflections on Koushal vs. Naz: videos of CPR discussion
Videos of Centre for Policy Research panel discussion on Koushal vs. Naz verdict of the Supreme Court of India. Discussion features senior advocates and activists, and was held on Feb 7, 2014, in New Delhi.
Thirunangai Sudha awarded honorary doctorate
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Desi-Queering Harvard: Apphia Kumar on building youth leadership
Transcript and audio recording of Apphia Kumar’s talk on queer youth activism: LGBT panel of the Harvard India 2014 conference, Feb 16, 2014
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.
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In this hangout, some of Orinam’s members who are gay, talk about how they dealt with their family members post coming out.
Bharathiyar in Guwahati
Guwahati Pride, the first of its kind in North-East India, was held successfully on Feb 9, 2014. Links to photo gallery, and a note on the Tamil connection.
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).