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2009: WHaQ! (We're Here and Queer) was founded. 2011: Queer Campus Bangalore was started in October. 2013: The first lesbian Dykes on Bikes procession takes place as a part of Bangalore Pride 2013, and is believed to be the first in India as well. [23] 2014: Maya for Women was established.
Sangama (human rights group) Sangama is an LGBT rights group based in Bangalore, India. When it began in 1999, [1] Sangama acted as a documentation center but it has since grown to become an LGBT rights and HIV prevention NGO [2] that mobilizes against sexual harassment and discrimination and conducts HIV prevention seminars and programmes.
India has a long and ancient tradition of culture associated with the LGBTQ community, with many aspects that differ markedly from modern liberal western culture. [2] India's LGBTQ culture has recently progressed in its cities due to the growing acceptance of the LGBTQ community in urban India in the 21st century.
LGBT rights in India. Area controlled by India shown in dark green; disputed regions shown in light green. Status. Homosexuality legal since 2018. ( Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India) Gender identity. Transgender people have a constitutional right to change their legal gender and a third gender (non-binary) is recognised.
Global Respect In Education (GRIN) Hivos. Human Dignity Trust. International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) IGLYO. International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex Law Association (ILGLaw) International Lesbian Information Service (defunct) The Kaleidoscope Trust.
Akkai Padmashali. Akkai Padmashali is an Indian transgender activist, motivational speaker, and singer. For her work in activism, she has received the Rajyotsava Prashasti, the second highest civilian honor of the state of Karnataka, and an honorary doctorate from the Indian Virtual University for Peace and Education.
Bengaluru Pride Parade 2009. Bengaluru Namma Pride March (previously called the Bengaluru Pride and Karnataka Queer Habba) is a queer pride march that is held annually in the city of Bengaluru in Karnataka, India, since 2008. [1] The march is organised by a coalition called Coalition for Sex Workers and Sexuality Minority Rights (CSMR).
The ‘Queering the Map’ site is providing space for LGBT people in conflict-stricken Gaza to share messages of solidarity, love, and loss.