afromatriarch: Lesbians of Tamil diaspora ring back home for support “Chennai: With no one to
afromatriarch: Lesbians of Tamil diaspora ring back home for support “Chennai: With no one to really talk to in their native language, lesbians scattered across the Tamil diaspora in places like Dubai and Malaysia are calling the lesbian helpline back home in Chennai. Some call for support, some call for solutions, some call to even check if a secret marriage can be arranged for them and their partners. The helpline for lesbians was launched in 2009 by the Indian Community Welfare Organisation (ICWO) as the first such dedicated telephonic support group in the country. While in the first few months of the launch, helpline support staff had to spend most of their time fending off curious callers, the calls became more serious within a year. ‘We had women calling from rural areas to talk to our volunteers because they had no one to speak to in their village. Talking to someone about their orientation would mean lynching,’ says AJ Hariharan, founder of ICWO…” http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/Lesbians-of-Tamil-diaspora-ring-back-home-for-support/articleshow/51545319.cms Helpline for lesbians in Tamil diaspora: 044-65515742 -- source link