▁Mah esh ▁N atar aj an , ▁form ▁Inner S ight , ▁R ites h ▁Raj ani , ▁an ▁open ly ▁gay ▁H R ▁divers ity ▁professional , ▁and ▁journalist ▁Lav anya ▁Nar ay an . ▁ ▁Char itable ▁organizations ▁▁ ▁S ris ht i ▁Mad ur ai ▁ ▁Or in am ▁ ▁NA Z ▁Foundation ▁ ▁Culture ▁▁ ▁A ▁major ▁problem ▁with ▁disc rim ination , ▁namely ▁rac ism ▁and ▁color ism , ▁against ▁South ▁Indians ▁remains ▁common place ▁throughout ▁the ▁T amil ▁world , ▁with ▁issues ▁of ▁cas te ism ▁also ▁playing ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁India . ▁T amil s ▁disc rim inate ▁against ▁those ▁from ▁Islam ic ▁background s . ▁ ▁Musical s ▁ ▁Kol lywood ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁traditional ▁entertain ment ▁in ▁H indu ▁tem ples , ▁where ▁d ances ▁would ▁perform ▁a ▁bal let ▁to ▁a ▁story ▁accompanied ▁by ▁musical ▁instruments ▁and ▁sing ers . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁very ▁few ▁musical s ▁produced ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁containing ▁sexual ▁minor ities , ▁though ▁a ▁few ▁about ▁trans sex ual ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁produced . ▁ ▁The ▁classical ▁dance ▁form ▁B har atan aty am ▁is ▁frequently ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁ven ue ▁where ▁non - h eter osex ual ▁sexual ▁minor ities ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁express ▁themselves ▁strongly ▁as ▁the ▁dance ▁util izes ▁gender ▁fluid ▁concepts , ▁and ▁the ▁d anc ers ▁of ▁the ▁B har atan aty am ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁women , ▁gay ▁men , ▁and ▁trans gender ▁people . ▁ ▁Part ial ▁list