umashankar – orinam https://new2.orinam.net Hues may vary but humanity does not. Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:02:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://new2.orinam.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-imageedit_4_9441988906-32x32.png umashankar – orinam https://new2.orinam.net 32 32 IAS officer’s homophobia is old-hat https://new2.orinam.net/ias-officers-homophobia-old-hat/ https://new2.orinam.net/ias-officers-homophobia-old-hat/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2015 06:32:21 +0000 https://new2.orinam.net/?p=11013 The social networks are abuzz with the news of a certain Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer, Mr. C. Umashankar, at a Christian rally promoting homophobia, with a Tamil translation of the obligatory Leviticus quote dissing man-on-man action. The call for homosexuals to be put to death is from this quote.

This photo is from a year ago, at one of the January 2014 events in Tamil Nadu following the Koushal ruling.

Coverage of their Jan 5, 2014, rally on Marina beach is here.

Coverage of the response from progressive Christians and the formation of the Christians Against Homophobia collective is here, and the full text of their press release, also from Jan 5, 2014, here.

The purpose of this note is not to downplay the officer’s homophobia.

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