What I Realised When My Close Friend Came Out To Me
Raveen, a straight guy in Pune, shares insights from his experiences of having a friend recently come out to him.
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.
Orinam-Nirangal meet-up, and 5th anniversary of the Campaign for Open Minds
Saturday Oct 11, 2014 in Chennai: Orinam-Nirangal joint meeting on occasion of Coming Out Day, 5th Anniversary of Campaign for Open Minds, and discussion on forthcoming strategies and activities.
Coming out to my dad
Shankar Ganesh describes how he came out to his father.
Poem: One hundred people hear the truth
“I told one hundred people
And the truth has set me free”
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.
Video: Growing up gay and Tamil – தற்பாலீர்ப்பு தமிழர்களாய் வளர்ந்த அனுபவங்கள்
In this hangout, some of Orinam’s members who are gay, talk about their respective journeys of realizing and accepting their sexuality and their coming out stories.
On the Other Side of the Closet
Suryatapa Mukherjee updates us on her coming out journey as bisexual, first shared on Orinam in January 2013.
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.