List of literary works relating to Tamil sexual minorities

A large amount of literary works have been composed in the Tamil language since the dawn of the Sangam Era in 600 BCE - a time widely considered to be when Tamil diverged from Dravidian to form its own language group.

This article lists a variety of works relating to sexual minorities that have been conducted in the Tamil language, and/or by people of Tamil ethnicity, and/or about works that play an exceptional role for Tamil people.

Tamil
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Pre-Sangam

The folklore of Aravan[1]

Sangam

The love story between King Pari and poet Kabila[2]

Manimekalai[3]

The bromance between Koperunchozhan and Pisuranthaiyar[4]

Post-Colonial

The Last Pretense by Sarayu Srivatsa follows the story of Hindu boy Shiva and his adventure through sexual fluidity.[5]

Unarvum Uruvamum (Feelings of the Entire Body) by A. Revathi is a collection of real-life stories of the people belonging to the Hijra community. It was during this process that she decided to come out with her own autobiography because she felt that she would be able to bring out the problems of her community through her life story. That's how the book 'The truth about me' was both, which was translated later in several Indian languages.

Maraikappatta Pakkangal (Hidden Pages) by Gopi Shankar Madurai is the first book on Gender-Variants and LGBTQIA community in Tamil.[6][7][8]

Antharakanni Poems by Leena Manimekalai A Tamil version of openly bisexual Afro American poet June Jordan's cult verse 'About my rights'.[9]

Madhorubagan by Perumal Murugan follows the story of a woman who seeks help from a transgender god in order to give birth to a child, which raised protests from religious groups due to its promotion of sexual promiscuity.[5]

Balachandran Endra Peyarum Ennaku by Puliyur Murugesan is about a transgender forced into a marriage against the person's will.[5]

English

Funny Boy (1994)[10]

Cinnamon Gardens (1998)[10]

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea[10]

The Hungry Ghosts[10]

Feelings of the Entire Body[10]

Other

Kamasutra[11]

References
  1. "Galli Magazine - The Brides of Aravan | Senthil Kumaran". www.galli.in. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. "Sangam".
  3. "Antiquities Tamil LGBT".
  4. Shrikumar, A. (18 October 2013). "No more under siege". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. "Tamil Nadu's Third Sex". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. "BJP leader launches LGBT rights book in TN". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. "No more under siege - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  8. "Madurai student pens book on gender variants - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. "Leena Manimekalai is all set for a cause – Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  10. "Shyam Selvadurai Biography". biography.jrank.org. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  11. "Tamil Gay Kama" (PDF).


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