Gay Bombay

Gay Bombay (abbreviated to GB) is an LGBT social organisation in Mumbai, India, which promotes LGBT rights.[2] It was founded in 1998. The organisation works to create an awareness of gay rights through workshops, film screenings and parties.[3][4][5][6] The organisation aims to create a safe space for the LGBT community.[7][8]

Gay Bombay
AbbreviationGB
MottoCreating safe space
FormationSeptember 1998 (1998-09)
TypeCollective
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Membership
6,000+ (As of July 2009)[1]
Founder
Umang Sheth
Websitegaybombay.org

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.[9][7][10]

Activities

Gay Bombay organizes various LGBT events including dance parties, picnics, film festivals, film screening, parents meeting, trekking, cooking, speed-dating brunches, counselling sessions, meet-ups, gatherings and discussion on topics such as HIV/AIDS and relationships.[5][11][10]

In July 2009, Gay Bombay organised a party to celebrate the Delhi High Court's verdict of de-criminalising homosexuality in India.[12] In 2008, the Queer Media Collective Awards was started by Gay Bombay to acknowledge and honour the media's support of the LGBT movement in India.[13]

It organises a talent show every year, Gay Bombay Talent Show, to provide a platform for LGBT artists.[11][14]

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.[15]

A book Gay Bombay: Globalization, Love and (Be)longing in Contemporary India (2008) by Parmesh Shahani,[16] is based on characters and situations that the members of Gay Bombay experienced, reportedly by Mint (newspaper).[17][18]

See also

References
  1. Sheth, Niraj; Bellman, Eric (July 3, 2009). "Indian Court Strikes Down Homosexuality Ban". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. Singh, Varun (November 2, 2009). "'My son is gay and I'm proud to be his mom'". Mid Day.
  3. Ahmed, Zubair (19 June 2003). "Gay Bombay comes out". BBC News.
  4. Nambiar, Sridevi (October 5, 2016). "A Colourful LGBTQ Guide To Mumbai". Theculturetrip.com.
  5. Fernandez, Bina (February 27, 2000). Humjinsi: A Resource Book on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Rights in India. India Centre for Human Rights and Law, 2002. p. 191. OCLC 60786252.
  6. "The Inside Story: Speed Dating With Gay Bombay". Yahoo! News. December 8, 2015.
  7. Singh, Varun (June 14, 2016). "Mumbai LGBT parties to go on as tribute to Orlando victims". Mid-Day.
  8. "New Statesman". 138 (4943–4955). New Statesman, Limited, 2009. 2009: 18. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. Ratnam, Dhamini (June 17, 2016). "The party must go on". Livemint.
  10. Ladha, Shubham (November 7, 2018). "THE HOTSPOTS OF INDIA'S QUEER NIGHTLIFE". Verve (Indian magazine).
  11. Joseph, Krupa (October 5, 2017). "So You Think You Have Talent? Check Out The 2017 Gay Bombay Talent Show!". Gaysi Family.
  12. "A night of jalebis and rainbow hats". The Times of India. July 4, 2009.
  13. "The year we really came out". Livemint. December 29, 2008.
  14. "The Gay Bombay Talent Show". Yahoo! News. November 9, 2015.
  15. Joshi, Premaja (May 15, 2017). "Gay Bombay pays tribute to India's first AIDS activist on his 25th death anniversary". Hindustan Times.
  16. Shahani, Parmesh (2008). Gay Bombay: Globalization, Love and (Be)longing in Contemporary India. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9788132100140.
  17. Kulshrestha, Taneesha (April 29, 2008). "Book Review: Gay Bombay". Livemint.
  18. Masani, Zareer (January 25, 2016). "GAY BOMBAY: HOW HAS INDIA'S SEXUAL LANDSCAPE CHANGED?". The Independent.

19. Ganguly, Dibeyendu: (Dec 18 2015) For HR Chiefs, LGBT is the New Diversity Frontier, The Economic Times http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31817&articlexml=For-HR-Chiefs-LGBT-is-the-New-Diversity-18122015008015

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