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R.I.P. Shakuntala Devi, math-evangelist and ally of the queer community
source: Wikimedia We at Orinam register our condolences at the passing of Shakuntala Devi today (Sunday, April 21, 2013) in Bangalore. Born in 1939, Shakuntala Devi rose to fame as a computational...
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Remembering Justice JS Verma
Source: The Hindu Justice Verma passed away yesterday and will be remembered by the queer community for more than one reason. First of it is his order as the head of the News Broadcasting Standards...
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Rape Is About Power Not Orgasm
Trigger alert: May trigger unpleasant or painful memories in some readers We at Orinam are heartbroken by the recent Delhi incident. We hope things will change for the better and women in India and...
View ArticleYes, I am
I recently came out to a really close friend. She could not have been more supportive. Though this was unexpected, she said she was extremely proud of me. While this did make me feel really happy, it...
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Transwoman from India sparks protest in Saskatoon, Canada
Source: Liam Richards, The Canadian Press, in thespec.com Congratulations to Rohit Singh, transwoman of Indian origin, who got married on April 29, 2013. The refusal of Jenny’s Bridal Boutique to allow...
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Living Smile Vidya wins Charles Wallace 2013 scholarship
Source: C Palaniappan, The Hindu Hearty congratulations to Living Smile Vidya on being awarded a scholarship by the Charles Wallace India Trust to pursue theatre in the UK. Smiley is a writer, actor...
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Breaking the Binary in Chennai: Saturday, May 11, 2013
LABIA, a Mumbai-based queer feminist lesbian bisexual trans* collective invite you to the release, sharing and discussion of the report Breaking The Binary Understanding concerns and realities of queer...
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Fiction: Enter My Dream
Editor’s note: May contain sexually explicit content. Image Source: Pickthebrain.com He was stark naked in the bathroom, razor in hand, and had shaving foam covering his entire torso. Blood and the...
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Towards Gender Inclusivity: Sunil Mohan and Sumathi Murthy
Congratulations to Sunil Mohan, who, with Sumathi Murthy, has authored the monograph ‘Towards Gender Inclusivity: a study on contemporary concerns around gender’. The monograph, which the authors...
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Catalysts for Inclusion: The Orinam Ally Video contest
Introduction: Across India, ordinary people who are straight/cisgender allies, including friends, family, classmates, teachers and colleagues, are taking steps to enhance the quality of life of the...
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Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales for the Queer Desi
Art by Keshav, courtesy The Hindu Inspired by Renee Lupica’s powerful and brilliantly simple Six Fairy Tales for the Modern Woman, we at Orinam have started a thread ‘Fairy Tales for the Queer Desi*’...
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Reflections on Vannangal 2013
YaliniDream at Vannangal, Chennai: June 15, 2013 At a gathering in Chennai last month, Selvam, a transman, said, “Cultural activities are a way to bring awareness among people”. If we look back into...
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I Shall Overcome
Today, I have been highly tired and distressed. My brain refused to co-operate to give the final touches for my second journal paper. I have been sitting on that poor paper for past two days and now, I...
View ArticleClap: for July 2, 2010
Raise your hands and clap today Friends, fellow queers, comrades, Let us raise our hands and clap today like we have never clapped before. Let us raise our arms and clap today for the year that it has...
View ArticleBathroom Mirror
A piece I wrote for Pride Week and performed at First Stop Open Mic, Genaro’s Coffee, in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Kuch Palon Mein: short film by Avinash Matta, 2013
Avinash Matta What happens when a bright student like Mihir discovers the sexuality of one of his big time crushes, his senior? Do all same-sex relationships last for just a few moments? Will this one...
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No Room for Hatred: A Mother Writes
The baby came out of my womb in the middle of the night and I was unconscious. After two hours I opened my eyes, and the nurse told me it was a boy. Again I fell unconscious. My husband came to visit...
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Auditions for Bahuchara Mata (queer/trans) play in Chennai and Bangalore
“We are looking for actors from within the LGBT community and those outside of it, who are willing to engage with the proposed theme of this production in a sensitive, thoughtful manner. If this is...
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Curtains: short film by Nakshatra, 2013
Nakshatra In this short film, Nakshatra uses curtains as a metaphor for the insecurity and fear many young LGBT people remain shrouded in, and suggests that the process of coming out can bring with it...
View ArticleLGBT Archiving in India: a meeting in Bengaluru, Aug 17-18, 2013
From: Niruj, Amrita, Alternative Law Forum We would like to invite you to a workshop on LGBT archiving in India. When : Aug 17-18, 2013 (Saturday-Sunday) Where : Indian Social Institute, Benson...
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