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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...
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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Inclusion without Explosion
Reflections of a member of the audience at the panel discussion ‘Towards LGBT-inclusive workplaces’ held on Saturday July 13, as part of Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2013....
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Free & Equal: Global Campaign for LGBT Equality launched by UN
UN Human Rights Office Launches Unprecedented Global Campaign for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality CAPE TOWN, July 26, 2013 – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...
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India’s LGBT activism history: early 1990s
Image source: Mario d’Penha On August 11, 1992, AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan (ABVA) staged the first known protest against police harassment of LGBT people in India, The protest was against police...
View ArticleCall for EOI: SAHRA India West Zone Steering Committee
From Satya Rai Nagpaul, Sampoorna: Deadline extended to Sept 10, 2013. Click below to download Kathmandu Concept Note 2012 SAHRA brief note Expression of Interest (EOI) form SOUTH ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS...
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#VIBGYOR: Queering the Rainbow
This post is part of the Chennai Bloggers Club’s CBC #VIBGYOR blog tag where participants blogged on the colours of VIBGYOR each day, from September 1 to 7, 2013. When the idea was put forth on CBC, I...
View ArticleGujarat’s First LGBT Pride a success: Surat October 6, 2013
Gujarat’s first LGBT Pride was held in Surat on Sunday, October 6, 2013. It began at New Civil Court, Athwa Lines and concluded at Kargil Chowk, Lake View Garden, Piplod, Surat. Link of official...
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Ismat Chughtai’s Lihaf: A Short Note
Suggested citation format: Katyal, Akhil. 2013. Ismat Chughtai’s Lihaf: A Short Note. Orinam.net Retrieved on month/dd/yyyy from http://orinam.net/ismat-chughtais-lihaf-a-short-note Image source: World...
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Banker murder in Chennai: misreporting of child sexual abuse by Times of India
Image source: familytreemd.org To The Editor Times of India Dear Editor, This is to call your attention to gross misrepresentation in the title and contents of the article “Banker murdered by gay...
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Sec 377 – I Oppose Decriminalization
You oppose: The Indian government decriminalizing consensual sexual acts between adults in private Why? It will lead to pedophilia – Read what you are opposing (Keyword: Adults) It will lead to...
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The right time is now: response to TSR Subramanian
In the last few weeks, there has been substantial coverage of LGBT issues in India, thanks to the Supreme Court’s judgment on Section 377. While it is no surprise that some religious conservatives...
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The Violence of Irrationality: response to Mohana Krishnaswamy
Dr. Mohana Krishnaswamy: Image source – The Hindu We respond to Mohana Krishnaswamy’s piece ‘It is Nurture against Nature’ in The Hindu Open Page, dated December 21, 2013. There is an urgency...
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New collective formed in Chennai to fight religious bigotry
Source: bornlikethis.org Republished from Queer Ink. A meeting of the Chennai Rainbow Coalition spells good news for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community who belong to...
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Homophobic Christian Rally: Chennai, Jan 5 2014
Courtesy TD Sivakumar of Nirangal, we bring you photos of the rally by Christians against Homosexuality that was held at Marina Beach in Chennai on Sunday (Jan 5, 2014) morning. From the materials...
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Discarding Section 377 on Bogi, and a Pongal wish
Bogi, the day before the harvest festival of Thai Pongal (தைப்பொங்கல்), is observed as a day when Tamil families and communities discard old possessions and materials, casting them into bonfires on...
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Tamil Nadu Rainbow Coalition organizes 377 protest rally at Valluvar Kottam...
Call for protection of rights of sexual and gender minorities: Rally at Valluvar Kottam, Chennai, January 11, 2014 3-430 PM Tamil Nadu Rainbow Coalition is a network of groups in the state working on...
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IPS clarifies: Dr. Indira Sharma’s View on Homosexuality is Not the Official...
Dr.Indira Sharma (Image Source: IPS-online.org) In a shocking development, on Jan 21, 2014, the Indian Psychiatric Society’s immediate past president, Dr. Indira Sharma, told the Times of India that...
View ArticleA historic moment for trans masculine persons in India
Seventy four trans masculine persons across the country have signed on to an appeal to India’s Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, advocating for inclusion in national policies for transgender...
View ArticleReviewing Our Options
On 28th Jan, 2014, the Supreme Court will decide on whether to review the shameful decision written by Justice Singhvi in Koushal vs.Naz. The Court has been urged to do this by a huge outpouring of...
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