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- Category:
- Common Interest - Sexuality
- Description:
- a group for people of South Asian (desi) origin who identify as homosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, transsexual, transgender, intersex, or questioning....
South Asians are people who can trace their ancestry back to countries of the Indian subcontinent: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This includes people from Africa, the Caribbean/West Indies, Europe, North America and the South Pacific
Allies are more than welcome to join as welll!! - Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
Admins
- Q.T.
- Kam
- Anu
- Neeral
Queer and Trans Desis (South Asians)
JoinBasic Info
- Name:
- Queer and Trans Desis (South Asians)
- Category:
- Common Interest - Sexuality
- Description:
- a group for people of South Asian (desi) origin who identify as homosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, transsexual, transgender, intersex, or questioning....
South Asians are people who can trace their ancestry back to countries of the Indian subcontinent: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This includes people from Africa, the Caribbean/West Indies, Europe, North America and the South Pacific
Allies are more than welcome to join as welll!! - Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
Contact Info
- Website:
- http://queeristan.blogspot.com/
Recent News
- News:
- Fun, interesting, informational Queer Desi videos:
"Rose is to India like Begum is to Pakistan - Transgendered TV HOST!"
http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005040.html#comments
Bobby Darling gets kicked out of 'Big Boss'
http://www.zippyvideos.com/3782756806262886/bobby_is_out/
Panel Discussion: Irshad Manji (5 of 6)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGLkrj5JZTk
From the DesiLicious Party in NYC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7UuA_b5xxo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tFdFI2VAE0
Vidur Kapur- Indian, Gay, Immigrant comedian (he's hilarious!!)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4eJvcoiFV1M
Goodness Gracious Me: Gay Son sketch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjNmXkzuYrg
LGBT History in India-1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ioe5KclYco
Gulabi Aaina trailer
Indian Gays
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAC2W91gyUs
Russel Peters (South Asian comedian) - Gay Parade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN8Cf2h0V9Q
Director of "A Jihad for Love," Parvez Sharma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58OqDvZYE18&eurl=http://queeristan.blogspot.com/
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Queer Desi Resources:
Queering Bollywood - an exhibition and demonstration of a collection of queer readings in Indian cinema.
http://media.opencultures.net/queer/
India (and South Asia) Sexuality Minorities Rights Page
http://www.sacw.net/SexualityMinorities/
EGO Magazine
http://www.egothemag.com/archives/queer/index.htm
Immigration Equality
http://www.immigrationequality.org/
Discussion Website for South Asian MSM
http://www.dosti.ca/
The First and Only Queer Desi Site in Africa
http://www.indianspice.co.za/gay/
Huriyah - A queer Muslim magazine
http://huriyahmag.com/
Queer Jihad
http://www.well.com/user/queerjhd/
The Humsafar Trust
http://www.humsafar.org/
Naz Project London: sexual health and HIV services for black and minority ethnic communities
http://www.naz.org.uk/index.html
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered South Asians
http://www.trikone.org/
The Group for Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgendered Sikhs
http://www.sarbat.net/
Al Fatiha Foundation- a group dedicated to queer Muslims and their allies
http://www.al-fatiha.org/
Imaan- Muslim LGBTQ Support (based in the UK)
http://www.imaan.org.uk/
Blue Diamond Society - Nepal's only organization for sexual minorities
http://www.bds.org.np/
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Queer Desi BLOGS
QUEERISTAN- desi queered by queer desis
http://queeristan.blogspot.com/
Praful Baweja is a scriptwriter and an event consultant. He blogs at http://pinkindiancurries.blogspot.com
The Hijra Research Blog
http://hijraresearch.blogspot.com/
Queer Muslim Revolution
http://queermuslimrevolution.blogspot.com
http://www.rainbowrays.blogspot.com/
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