[poem] For Us
For Us, a poem from Visveshwar’s debut collection ‘Boy From the Poems’ (Dec 2023: Notion Press).
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[story] Strangers and Unspoken Connections
Life lessons from a stranger on a bus in Kerala.
Sex Education: an initiative of Neelam Social
The first two Tamil educational videos on sex education by Neelam Social, released in July 2021, feature an Orinam volunteer speaking on sex, gender and sexuality.
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[podcast] Colours of Pride: A Talk on Gender, Sex and Sexuality
Podcast of June 20, 2020 panel discussion on gender-sex-sexuality, organised by rYMS and Orinam on Insta Live.
“My mother’s smile is as warm as before and I am still my father’s Chinnu”: Alok’s coming out story
… in which Alok reveals his ultimate secret to his parents before he turns 30.
Together
Eleven conversations and an epilogue by Abhijit Majumder, translated by Arpan Kundu, with art by Sulipto Mondal.
PSBT for LGBT: seeking film proposals on engaging with sexualities
PSBT seeks proposals for the award of Independent Fellowships for 10 min films on sexualities. Deadline for proposals Feb 6, 2017.
No one has to know
Poem by Lekshmi Sasidharan
Ambedkar helped me embrace the ‘emotional’ within the rational
I realized that I was trying so hard to fight the shame attached to me being gay that I somehow overlooked to fight the shame that is attached to my caste. I began to accept my caste within my engagement with my sexuality.
Privilege and Preference
In the world we live in, caste cannot be separated from the hierarchical ordering of society. Unless we recognize that, we will be party to the perpetuation of caste-based hierarchies in India.