Remembering Justice JS Verma
The best tribute to Justice Verma would be to implement the recommendations of the Verma Committee Report in toto and to uphold human rights for all.
R.I.P. Shakuntala Devi, math-evangelist and ally of the queer community
In registering our condolences on the passing of computational wizard Shakuntala Devi, we at Orinam recognize her as one of the early allies of our movement for LGBT equality
6 Things Straight Cousins Can Do To Support Their Queer Cousins
6 things straight cousins can do to support their queer cousins
Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2013
This year, Orinam is pleased to bring you Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2013, a collaborative effort between Orinam and Goethe Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan, Chennai, with the support of other local collectives. The festival will be held on three evenings from July 11-13, 2013, and will showcase Indian and international feature films, shorts and documentaries. We invite entries for screening at the event. Entries will be reviewed by a panel, and selections notified by 15 May 2013.
Poem: the first thing they notice about her
that is the first thing they notice about her, probably the only thing
Poem: Age 7
A poem about childhood abuse and trauma
Gender-Sexuality-Violence: panel discussion in Chennai, Feb 22, 2013
Film screening and panel discussion on gender, sexuality and violence on Friday Feb 22, 2013, as part of Prajnya’s film festival on gender violence at Goethe-Institut, Chennai.
Queering Kamal Haasan
Some of his roles might have offended the LGBT community but Kamal Haasan’s career conveys a bigger message, writes Vishnu Ramakrishnan.
The original L Word
Essays, poems and a short story on love for V-Day 2013
Vishwaroopam: a queer critique
A movie like Vishwaroopam takes us even farther back in its retrogressive portrayal of queer masculinity as deviance. Such portrayal by a mass hero will only reinforce the already prevalent hatred and prejudice against the much maligned sexual and gender minorities.