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.

Celebrate Women’s History Month Together with Women/Trans/Gender Non-conforming People!

Posted: March 19th, 2010 | Author: lkalasapudi | Filed under: Blog, Events, News | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

SALGA Women/Trans/Gender Nonconforming People Celebrate Women’s History Month Together!

Date: Saturday, March 27th

Time: 2:00 PM

Place : P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101

Why: Because the installation by the artist Mickalene Thomas sounds very cool!

Let’s meet outside P.S. 1 at 2.00 PM on Saturday, March 27th. Please email priyanka@salganyc.org if you are interested in a free ticket. The first 20 people to respond will have their ticket paid for by SALGA. The donation is otherwise $5. We’ll get coffee after viewing the installation!

After Work @ Asia Society -Apr 17th

Posted: February 6th, 2009 | Author: Piali | Filed under: Blog, Events | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Mark your calendars to join SALGA and HRC after work on Fri, April 17th for delectable drinks and free museum tours at the Asia Society!

No cover! Free admission to the museum!

When: Friday, April 17th, 6:30pm
Where: Leo Bar @ Asia Society
[ 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street NY, NY 10021 - Map ]

Participate in the SALGA Raffle!

SALGA PRIDE RAFFLERaffle proceeds will benefit the first ever SALGA FLOAT at Pride! Support a great cause… make your community visible, and buy tickets today!

Choice of Tickets

The first raffle will be held on April 17th at Asia Society. There will be 4 prizes retailing at $80 each, and there will be 2 prizes retailing at $200 each.

The second raffle will be held on June 26th at the SALGA Pride Reception (more event information will follow later). There will only be one prize, and it will be the GRAND PRIZE, which retails at $700.

The prizes consist of a wonderful collection of brand name items (Polo, Coach, Chanel, Bvglari, Hugo Boss, CK, Tommy Hilfiger, etc.).

You can get your raffle tickets for as little as $10! Here are the various raffle ticket options you have:
1. $10 buys you a silver ticket, which is eligible for winning any of the prizes at the Asia Society event on April 17th
2. $15 buys you a silver ticket and a gold ticket; the gold ticket also makes you eligible to win the Grand Prize on June 26th
3. $30 buys you 2 gold tickets and 3 silver tickets. That’s right - it means you have five chances of winning from any of the smaller prizes or the Grand Prize!

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