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On learning why pronouns matter! A tribute to a friend
In 2015, at an event, I noticed that while introducing themselves, people were sharing their pronouns. I did not understand what this meant or why it was needed. Later, in a private chat, someone...
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Apartment-hunting as a father of trans experience
My name is Tarun*. I have been working as an LGBTQIAP+ affirmative counselor for the past one and a half years. A man of trans experience (assigned female at birth), I first told my mother about...
View Article[poem] My Name is a Spell
MY NAME IS A SPELL My name is a spell It can’t be held In the mouths of oppressors Reminiscent of territories Of bodies, invaded The database collects my name But cannot understand it Yet the database...
View ArticleOur Own Hurt Us the Most: Centering Familial Violence in the lives of Queer...
Apnon ka Bahut Lagta Hai” (Our Own Hurt Us the Most): Centering Familial Violence in the lives of Queer and Trans Persons in the Marriage Equality Debates A Report on the findings from a closed door...
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[story] Strangers and Unspoken Connections
On the 25th of February 2018, I set off to Vytilla hub in Kochi. I had four days off and had packed my bags to attend my grandfather’s remembrance day for some rituals. I began my journey from my room,...
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[podcast] Colours of Pride: A Talk on Gender, Sex and Sexuality
On Saturday, June 20, 2020, Orinam and the Resource Center for Youth and Mental Health (rYMS), an initiative of SCARF India, partnered to host an InstagramTM Live discussion on gender, sex and...
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Out, Proud and Liberated: Reflections of a former officer in the Indian Army
Ed: the full post may be viewed at https://out-and-proud-indian-major.com/out-proud-liberated/ and another version at...
View ArticleRavi’s encounter with the Romance Scam
Ravi (name changed) is a gay man in Chennai, who lost a huge sum of money in Dec 2020-Jan 2021 through the Boyfriend Romance scam that Vinay Chandran has written about here. Read Ravi’s story below: I...
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First Generation Queer South Asian Immigrant Rant
Our stories smell very similar but our sorrows yet very different. Just like how no two snow flakes are alike We often travel in multiple trouble boats all at once, tackling issues like immigration;...
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Gender Inclusion through Ultimate Frisbee
I discovered the sport of Ultimate Frisbee during my first year at Ashoka University; I didn’t realise that this discovery would play an important role in helping me discover myself. Throughout my...
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On learning why pronouns matter! A tribute to a friend
In 2015, at an event, I noticed that while introducing themselves, people were sharing their pronouns. I did not understand what this meant or why it was needed. Later, in a private chat, someone...
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Apartment-hunting as a father of trans experience
My name is Tarun*. I have been working as an LGBTQIAP+ affirmative counselor for the past one and a half years. A man of trans experience (assigned female at birth), I first told my mother about...
View Article[poem] My Name is a Spell
MY NAME IS A SPELL My name is a spell It can’t be held In the mouths of oppressors Reminiscent of territories Of bodies, invaded The database collects my name But cannot understand it Yet the database...
View ArticleOur Own Hurt Us the Most: Centering Familial Violence in the lives of Queer...
Apnon ka Bahut Lagta Hai” (Our Own Hurt Us the Most): Centering Familial Violence in the lives of Queer and Trans Persons in the Marriage Equality Debates A Report on the findings from a closed door...
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[story] Strangers and Unspoken Connections
On the 25th of February 2018, I set off to Vytilla hub in Kochi. I had four days off and had packed my bags to attend my grandfather’s remembrance day for some rituals. I began my journey from my room,...
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