Gay Bombay is an LGBTQ social organization in Mumbai, India, which promotes LGBT rights. It was founded in 1998. The organization works to create an awareness of gay rights through workshops, film screenings, and parties. The organisation aims to create a safe space for the LGBT community.
History
Gay Bombay was founded in 1998. It is one of Mumbai's longest-running gay support groups, which has been hosting parties in different clubs since 2000.
Activities
Gay Bombay organizes various LGBT events including dance parties, picnics, film festivals, film screenings parents meeting, trekking, cooking, speed-dating brunches, counselling sessions, meet-ups, gatherings, and discussions on topics such as HIV/AIDS and relationships.
In July 2009, Gay Bombay organized a party to celebrate the Delhi High Court's verdict on decriminalizing homosexuality in India. In 2008, the Queer Media Collective Awards was started by Gay Bombay to acknowledge and honor the media's support of the LGBT movement in India.
It organizes a talent show every year, Gay Bombay Talent Show, to provide a platform for LGBT artists.
In May 2017, Gay Bombay paid tribute to Dominic D'Souza, India's first AIDS activist by showing a short film on Positive People, an NGO founded by D'Souza.
In popular culture
The book Gay Bombay: Globalization, Love and (Be)longing in Contemporary India (2008) by Parmesh Shahani, is based on characters and situations that the members of Gay Bombay experienced, reportedly to Mint.
See also
- LGBT history in India
- LGBT culture in India
- List of LGBT rights organizations
References
Further reading
- Chris Berry; Lynn Spigel; Fran Martin; Audrey Yue (2003). Mobile Cultures: New Media in Queer Asia Console-Ing Passions: Television and Cultural Power Console-ing Passions. Duke University Press. pp. 187, 190, 195. ISBN 9780822330875.
- Ellen Lewin; William L. Leap (2009). Out in Public: Reinventing Lesbian / Gay Anthropology in a Globalizing World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444310672.
- Joseph, Sherry (2005). Social Work Practice and Men Who Have Sex With Men. SAGE Publications. p. 86. ISBN 9780761933519.
- Ranade, Ketki (2018). Growing Up Gay in Urban India: A Critical Psychosocial Perspective. Springer Science Business Media. p. 149. ISBN 9789811083662.
- Ashok Row Kavi (1992). "Bombay Dost". Bombay Dost. 1 (10).
- David Abram (2007). Rough Guide to South India. Rough Guides. p. 88.
External links
- Official website
- The 2015 Gay Bombay Art Meet – A Photo Essay
- Out and Proud at Firstpost
