‘The smartphone freed me’: a journey of dating as a transwoman
In which Nadika describes how Second Life, a smart phone, and dating sites helped her explore dating as a transwoman.
Coming Out Late, Coming Clean
Purush comes out to his parents, wife, close relatives and friends through this letter.
Gender fluidity: my experiences and ideas
To those who insist on me mentioning a label, I usually say “genderfluid”. parts
Sex Change in the Time of Saffron Politics
Sex change is my farewell to 23 years of being, trying to be, pretending to be and for days to come, trying to give being a chance.
South Asian, Married, and Queer? Seeking submissions
Orinam invites submissions in the form of essays, stories, interviews and poems by South Asian LGB cispeople in marriages to individuals of the other sex, by trans individuals in marriages they entered into (or were forced into) based on their gender assigned at birth, and by spouses of such queer/trans people.
Coming out to my dad
Shankar Ganesh describes how he came out to his father.
Video: Dealing With Family – குடும்பத்தினரை சமாளிப்பது எப்படி?
In this hangout, some of Orinam’s members who are gay, talk about how they dealt with their family members post coming out.
Curtains: short film by Nakshatra, 2013
Watch the short film ‘Curtains’ by Mumbai-based filmmaker Nakshatra.
Yes, I am
Prashanth recounts his personal journey over the past year: a year that has given him confidence to accept who he is, confidence to drop plans of marriage to a girl, and confidence to come out to a really close friend.
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.