Gods and Maidens June 21, 2009
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She’s of Indian extraction, she’s gay and she’s a church rector. Winnie’s story.  |
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Pride and Prejudice [Chennai] June 20, 2009
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Pride and prejudice
Chennai’s first gay pride parade will be held on June 28
Divya Kumar
Date:20/06/2009
URL: See The Hindu link here
City prepares for gay pride march [Chennai] June 20, 2009
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City prepares for gay pride march
Times of India
11 Jun 2009, 0340 hrs IST, Priya M Menon, TNN
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CHENNAI: They’re a section that’s often invisible in a society that still disapproves of alternative sexual choices and even criminalises homosexuality. But, for the first time, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the city are making their voice heard by celebrating LGBT Pride Month, with a host of events and possibly even a Pride March on June 28.
“We are still working out the logistics of the march in Chennai and will be applying to the police for permission in the next few days,” says Aniruddhan Vasudevan of Shakti Center, a collective that aims to create public dialogue on gender and sexuality in Chennai.
Shiva Kumar of Sangama, a Bangalore-based sexuality minorities rights organisation, who is in charge of organising the march, is optimistic about getting police permission. “Many progressive policies have been instituted by the present government for the welfare of transgenders and we hope they will support our efforts,” he says. Though people like to believe that Chennai is a conservative city, he pointed out that the TN government’s policies had been favourable to transgenders and sexual minorities.
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