The South Asian Lesbian & Gay Association of New York City (SALGA) serves to promote awareness, tolerance, acceptance, empowerment and safe spaces for sexual minorities and people of all gender identities, who trace their heritage to South Asia or who identify as South Asian.
Our mission is to enable community members to establish cultural visibility and take a stand against oppression and discrimination in all its forms. We pledge to encourage leadership development, provide multi-generational support, work towards immigration advocacy, address health issues such as HIV / AIDS, and foster political involvement in the interest of creating a more tolerant society.
Posted: May 12th, 2009 | Author: Piali | Filed under: Resources | Tags: internet, listserv, online, Resources | No Comments »
Listservs (email lists):
KHUSH is a worldwide electronic mail discussion list for gay and lesbian South Asians.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/khush-list/
DESIDYKES is a list-serve for South Asian lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered women. South Asian includes women from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal etc.
To subscribe, send a message to desidykes-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/desidykes/
GLAS: Gay and Lesbian Arab Society
http://www.glas.org/
The GLAS listserv can be accessed at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/glasnyc/; The Ahbab listservs can be accessed at http://www.glas.org/ahbab/
HUMSAFAR TRUST: a community for sexual and gender minorities in Mumbai
http://www.humsafar.org
GLBPOC is a general discussion list to facilitate discussion among gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender people of color and their allies.
http://www.qrd.org/QRD/electronic/email/glbpoc
LAMBDA ISTANBUL a liberation group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people in Turkey. Lambda, Istanbul is the largest queer liberation group in Turkey . It was formed by a small number of gays and lesbians as a result of a police ban on Christopher Street Day celebrations in 1993. Since then, Lambda, Istanbul has grown in membership and aims to raise its voice on behalf of the gay communities in Istanbul. Email: lambda@lambdaistanbul.org
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/world/europe/turkey/.
J-FLAG: Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals, and Gays
http://www.jflag.org/
Web sites:
Queer Desi Profiles on the East Coast (USA): queereast.org
SAMALINGA: Essays by South Asian Lesbigay community (including selected postings from the Khush list)
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/5838/
Return to the Resources section of our website for more resource categories.
Posted: May 10th, 2009 | Author: Piali | Filed under: Blog, Events | Tags: brooklyn, pride, pride parade | No Comments »
Come march with the the SALGA contingent in the Brooklyn Pride
June 13th @ 7:30pm - Prospect Park, Brooklyn
The parade route is along 15th St. - starting at Bartel Pritchard Circle on 15th Street and Prospect Park West by the movie theatre and finishes up at Lincoln Place and 7th Avenue in Park Slope.
Posted: May 6th, 2009 | Author: Piali | Filed under: Blog, Events | Tags: brunch, dyke, Lesbian, march, pride, women | No Comments »
Saturday, June 27th
Brunch - 1:30pm @ Dhaba (108 Lexington Ave. between 27th and 28th street)
March - 5pm @ Bryant Park (42nd St. and 5th Ave.)
Come march with SALGA dykes on June 27th. March starts at 5 p.m. sharp at Bryant Park. Please arrive by 4:45 at the latest. We will meet on the steps at Bryant Park. Bring posters, noisemakers, hula hoops.
Please also join us for a delicious $9.95 lunch at Dhaba (108 Lexington Ave between 27th and 28th Street) starting at 1:30 p.m. Please be prompt as the restaurant closes at 3pm. RSVPs are greatly appreciated. We look forward to seeing you!
The Dyke March was started in 1993 by the Lesbian Avengers in Washington, D.C. Dyke Marches now take place all over the world. The Dyke March is a protest march not a parade. We march in solidarity with all lesbians: those who are out and those who cannot be out, those who are loud and those who have been silenced. We will march until every lesbian in every corner of the world can raise her head high and be proud.
Posted: May 4th, 2009 | Author: Piali | Filed under: Blog, Events | Tags: dyke march, Events, june junoon, party, pride, pride parade, reception | 4 Comments »
Manhattan Pride Parade - Sunday June 28, 2009
Come and march alongside the SALGA Float - live Dhol player and Bollywood music!
Marching with salga at the pride parade!
Volunteering for pride: contact us at salganyc@hotmail.com to volunteer and/or to contribute to the pride festivities in any way!
Posted: April 20th, 2009 | Author: Piali | Filed under: Blog | Tags: float, pride, prize, raffle, win | No Comments »
Participate in the SALGA Raffle!
Raffle proceeds will benefit the first ever SALGA FLOAT at Pride! Support a great cause and empower your community - buy tickets today!
The first prize drawing was on April 17th at Asia Society. Congratulations to the Winners!
The next raffle prize drawing will be held at May Mayhem - May 24th! The final raffle drawings will be held during Manhattan Pride Weekend in June! There will be several prizes (worth $80-$200), and the GRAND PRIZE, which retails at $700.
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