Interviews with D’Lo, Alicia Virani, and Rashmi Choksey

DESCRIPTION
Interviews with D’Lo, Alicia Virani, and Rashmi Choksey about the Coming Out/Coming Home workshop, which took place at the Southern California Library in 2008. It was led by D’Lo, a trans Tamil Sri Lankan writer who is active in community building, arts, and activism in New York and Los Angeles. For many Satrang members, this workshop was a transformative moment. It shifted the way individual members of Satrang saw themselves and created a new feeling of empowerment for the organization. While the workshop was private, the reading was public. Participants were encouraged to invite friends or family, including those with whom they had not yet shared their story. Some of the participants' writings were collected in a publication. The workshop opened a space to share traumas, fears, joys, and healing. In this section, we have included a remembrance from a celebration of the life of one Satrang member who took their own life in 2008. Like so many queer organizations, suicide is a part of these communities. On the audio, you’ll hear Rashmi Choksey speak about how Satrang, through its programs and support systems, is a key for suicide prevention.

AUDIO
Duration: 00:11:40

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Subject(s): D'Lo, Rashmi Choksey, Alicia Virani
Type: Audio

PROVENANCE
Collection: Satrang at 25 Exhibit Materials
Item History: 2023-05-16 (created); 2023-06-14 (modified)

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