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.
The folklore of Aravan[1]
The love story between King Pari and poet Kabila[2]
Manimekalai[3]
The bromance between Koperunchozhan and Pisuranthaiyar[4]
The Last Pretense by Sarayu Srivatsa follows the story of Hindu boy Shiva and his adventure through sexual fluidity.[5]
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Antharakanni Poems by Leena Manimekalai A Tamil version of openly bisexual Afro American poet June Jordan's cult verse 'About my rights'.[8]
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.
Balachandran Endra Peyarum Ennaku by Puliyur Murugesan is about a transgender person forced into a marriage against their will.
Oruvar matroruvar, a short story by Ambai, explores the relationship between two men.
Kaadu, a novel by Jeyamohan, portraits homosexual relation during 1970s in rural India.
Gommorrah, a novel by Lakshmi Saravanakumar, follows Oedipus complex and Homosexuality
Naippoonaiyoor mazhaich chadangu, a short story by Ram Santhosh, explores bisexuality in the backdrop of fertility cult.
Funny Boy (1994)
Cinnamon Gardens (1998)
Swimming in the Monsoon Sea
The Hungry Ghosts
Feelings of the Entire Body
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (2020)