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.

Local Courts Making Transgender Name-Changes Easier

Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: Deen | Filed under: Blog | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

by Samuel Newhouse (sam@brooklyneagle.net), published online 01-28-2010
NEW YORK — Courts around New York City have recently earned a new distinction, that of being one of the easiest and most popular places for transgender individuals to change their names.Two recent rulings in New York have eased the name-change process for transgender people. In one case, a Westchester judge recently ruled that the general requirement that name change and home addresses be advertised in newspapers should not apply to transgender people, as they face some safety issues while in transition.

Some transgender people reportedly received strange or intimidating letters after publicly announcing that their names were being changed from that of a man to a woman, for example… (more)

Brooklyn Pride Parade

Posted: May 10th, 2009 | Author: Piali | Filed under: Blog, Events | Tags: , , | 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.

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