The right time is now: response to TSR Subramanian
Karthik critiques former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian’s premise that India is not ready to decriminalize homosexuality.
Why should you care? Voice out against Sec 377!
How does section 377 impact you since you are not a homosexual?
Sec 377 – I Oppose Decriminalization
Debunking popular arguments against reading down of Sec 377
A Bad Day for Law and Love: writing 11-12-13
Write to us (prose, poetry, short, long) about what you went through when you learned about the Supreme Court’s Dec 11, 2013, judgement that rendered LGBT people in India criminals again.
Queer Madras of the mid-1980s, and sundry musings on sexuality
Musings on the fludiity of desire sparked by the author’s experiences of living in Chennai in the 1980s, with additional reflections on what this could mean for gay rights discourse that was taking root in India in the ’90s.
Inclusion without Explosion
What we need in the workplace is an atmosphere of continuous and intrinsic inclusiveness that is not contingent on people being out. Such an atmosphere is not created merely by companies jumping on the gay-friendly bandwagon because of commands from headquarters or new policy imposed on a local office by the powers that be. Knowledge, sensitivity and genuine intent to address LGBTQ issues are the needs of the hour.
Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales for the Queer Desi
Inspired by Renee Lupica’s brilliant ‘Six Fairy Tales for the Modern Woman’, Orinam invites you to add your stories in the form of a comment to this tale.
6 Things Straight Cousins Can Do To Support Their Queer Cousins
6 things straight cousins can do to support their queer cousins
Dykotomy: growing up lesbian in India
I lived in Chennai, India, for 23 years. I’ve never been in the closet. Well, not really. I’ve always been butch — short hair, boys’ clothes, a gentleman’s manner, and of course, a way with the ladies. But in India, not being in the closet doesn’t necessarily mean being out of it.
“This is about you and me”: RJ Balaji on Men
RJ Balaji’s Tamil podcast on how gender roles oppress women, with English translation by Orinam member KMRamki