Research Guides: South Asian Studies: South Asia Gender & Sexuality

Films

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LGBT - Human rights

ILGA World maps
Visual representations of how LGBTIQ people are affected by laws and policies around the world.

LGBTQ Databases

Academic Search Complete
Anthropology Plus
Contemporary Women's Issues
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A multi-disciplinary full-text database that brings together relevant content from mainstream periodicals, "gray" literature, and the alternative press -- with a focus on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries. It includes English-language titles from East and West Africa, Asia, and South and Central America, the Caribbean, North America and Europe.
GenderWatch
JSTOR
LGBT Life Full Text
LGBT Studies in Video (Alexander Street Press)

Oral Histories & Film Festivals

Project Bolo: Oral History Collections of LGBT Persons
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Indian LGBT Oral history project

KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Festival
Founded in 2010, and held every year for the past seven years, KASHISH festival at two venues. It is the first Indian LGBT festival to be held with approval by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, Government of India.

KASHISH believes that films and art are a powerful medium to bring about social change and the festival uses the reach and spread that KASHISH has already established, as one of Mumbai’s important film festival, to rally public opinion towards equality and dignity for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons. KASHISH uses local, national and international platforms to advocate and sensitize the larger public about LGBT issues. KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is presented by KASHISH Arts Foundation, and organized by Solaris Pictures.

LGBTQ Websites/Centers

Bandhu Social Welfare Society
Bangladesh
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Sexual Health agency for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)

A selection of links to websites and organizations with information on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and issues in the countries of South Asia and the South Asian diaspora.

* email addresses and other contact information of organizations are given where there is no website for such institutions.

Blue Diamond Society
Nepal
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Fights for sexual and gender minority’s social justice and rights in Nepal.
Centre for Women's Development Studies (CWDS), New Delhi
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"Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS) is a research and advocacy institution engaged with and committed to women’s rights and to the discipline of women’s and gender studies. "
Centre for Women's Research (CENWOR), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Desi Rainbow Parents & Allies, New Jersry, USA
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"Desi Rainbow Parents & Allies was conceived in 2017 for South Asian families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning individuals to learn about LGBTQIA+ issues, find community with one another and learn how to better support their loved ones."
Equal Ground
Sri Lanka
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A non profit organization seeking human and political rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning (LGBTIQ) community of Sri Lanka
GALVA -- Gay and Lesbian Vaishnava Association
Diaspora
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An international organization dedicated to the teachings of Lord Caitanya, the importance of all-inclusiveness within His mission, and the Vedic concept of a natural third gender. Its purpose is to educate Vaishnavas, Hindus and the public in general about the “third sex” as described in Vedic literatures.
Khush Blog
Diaspora
QAMRA, Bengaluru, India
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Queer Archive for Memory, Reflection and Activism
Sahodari Foundation
India
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Sahodari is a movement, a family, and a team of young transsexual people. Sahodari was found by Kalki, a successful transsexual woman who is the Director of the project.
SALGA -- South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association
Diaspora
Satrang
Diaspora
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"Serving Southern California's South Asian LGBT*Q community since 1997"
Sweekar - the Rainbow Parents, Mumbai
Trikone
Diaspora
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A registered non-profit organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people of South Asian descent inin the San Francisco Bay Area. Trikone has members from countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet
Women and Media Collective, Sri Lanka

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