Pope permits blessings for same-gender Catholic couples
Reflections on the Pope’s announcement by Ruby Almeida, Indian-origin queer activist, and chair of┬а LGBT+ Catholics, Westminster, UK.
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[story] Strangers and Unspoken Connections
Life lessons from a stranger on a bus in Kerala.
Marriage Equality: Letter to Tamil Nadu Government from LGBTQIA+ Communities
Points from LGBTQIA+ community discussion [Chennai April 23, 2023] on Marriage Equality shared with the Government of Tamil Nadu.
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[art] PS – the Untold Love Story
тАЬMy dearest, whenever I stroke your forehead, I recall the beautiful moment when you applied the tilak on my foreheadтАЭ, said Amudhan, gazing at Vanthiyathevan with lovelorn eyes.
[poem] Digital тАЬdatingтАЭ Dystopia?
What have we become in this digital age /
Staring at screens lying on our couches
Standing Out
We must focus on how we can be better humans: not what someone wears or who they sleep with.
No one has to know
Poem by Lekshmi Sasidharan
The biggest exam of my life: Bubbly comes out to family in Chennai
Bubbly writes to her parents and sister in Chennai, explaining why she cancelled her engagement.
How I dealt with depression and suicidal thoughts
A young gay man from India writes about how he overcame depression and suicidal thoughts
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To Raghu, with love
An Orinam reader reflects on the suicide of his cousin brother.