Auditions for Bahuchara Mata (queer/trans) play in Chennai and Bangalore
LGBT people in Chennai and Bangalore are invited to audition in August 2013 for the queer/trans-themed Indo-Korean play Bahuchara Mata.
Clap: for July 2, 2010
Raise your hands and clap today Friends, fellow queers, comrades, Let us raise our hands and clap today like we…
Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales for the Queer Desi
Inspired by Renee Lupica’s brilliant ‘Six Fairy Tales for the Modern Woman’, Orinam invites you to add your stories in the form of a comment to this tale.
6 Things Straight Cousins Can Do To Support Their Queer Cousins
6 things straight cousins can do to support their queer cousins
Time to drop B and T from LGBT: Biphobic and Transphobic Piece on Hyderabad Pride
L.Ramakrishnan and Vijay Mogli respond to Dean William’s Biphobic and Transphobic piece on Hyderabad Pride
Hyderabad (re)makes history with pride
Hyderabad celebrated its first Queer Pride on February 3, 2013. Some photographs, courtesy Smruthi Narayan, and to links to coverage from TV and print media.
Dykotomy: growing up lesbian in India
I lived in Chennai, India, for 23 years. I’ve never been in the closet. Well, not really. I’ve always been butch — short hair, boys’ clothes, a gentleman’s manner, and of course, a way with the ladies. But in India, not being in the closet doesn’t necessarily mean being out of it.
First anniversary of Hillary Clinton’s historic speech on LGBT rights. Tamil translation now available on Orinam.net
Tamil translation of Hillary Clinton’s historic speech on LGBT rights
Orinam’s Quilt meeting Dec 30, 2012
Orinam’s Quilt, the reading group of Orinam, will meet at Zha Cafe, Adyar, on Dec 30, 2012. Bring your favorite queer-themed fiction/non-fiction/poem and share with the group.
Poem: A boon she sought!
I ask not for the sun or the moon, A dutiful son will not deny a mother her boon