Gay Bombay
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| Abbreviation | GB |
|---|---|
| Formation | September 1998 |
| Type | Collective |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Membership | 6,000+ (As of July 2009)[1] |
Founder | Umang Sheth |
| Website | gaybombay |
Gay Bombay is an
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
In July 2009, Gay Bombay organized a party to celebrate the
It organizes 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
In popular culture
The 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 to Mint.[17][18]
See also
References
- ^ Sheth, Niraj; Bellman, Eric (3 July 2009). "Indian Court Strikes Down Homosexuality Ban". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Singh, Varun (2 November 2009). "'My son is gay and I'm proud to be his mom'". Mid-Day.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ahmed, Zubair (19 June 2003). "Gay Bombay comes out". BBC News.
- ^ Nambiar, Sridevi (5 October 2016). "A Colourful LGBTQ Guide To Mumbai". Theculturetrip.com.
- ^ OCLC 60786252.
- ^ "The Inside Story: Speed Dating With Gay Bombay". Yahoo! News. 8 December 2015.
- ^ a b Singh, Varun (14 June 2016). "Mumbai LGBT parties to go on as tribute to Orlando victims". Mid-Day.
- ^ "New Statesman". Vol. 138, no. 4943–4955. New Statesman, Limited, 2009. 2009. p. 18.
- Livemint.
- ^ a b Ladha, Shubham (7 November 2018). "THE HOTSPOTS OF INDIA'S QUEER NIGHTLIFE". Verve (Indian magazine).
- ^ a b Joseph, Krupa (5 October 2017). "So You Think You Have Talent? Check Out The 2017 Gay Bombay Talent Show!". Gaysi Family. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "A night of jalebis and rainbow hats". The Times of India. 4 July 2009.
- Livemint. 29 December 2008.
- ^ "The Gay Bombay Talent Show". Yahoo! News. 9 November 2015.
- ^ Joshi, Premaja (15 May 2017). "Gay Bombay pays tribute to India's first AIDS activist on his 25th death anniversary". Hindustan Times.
- ISBN 9788132100140.
- Livemint.
- ^ Masani, Zareer (25 January 2016). "GAY BOMBAY: HOW HAS INDIA'S SEXUAL LANDSCAPE CHANGED?". The Independent.
a Huggins19. Ganguly, Dibeyendu: (1 Dec,8 2015) For HR Chiefs, LGBT is the New Diversity Frontier, The Economic Times [1] Archived 20 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- Chris Berry; Lynn Spigel; Fran Martin; Audrey Yue (2003). Mobile Cultures: New Media in Queer Asia Console-Ing Passions: Television and Cultural Power Console-ing Passions. ISBN 9780822330875.
- Ellen Lewin; William L. Leap (2009). Out in Public: Reinventing Lesbian / Gay Anthropology in a Globalizing World. ISBN 9781444310672.
- Joseph, Sherry (2005). Social Work Practice and Men Who Have Sex With Men. ISBN 9780761933519.
- Ranade, Ketki (2018). Growing Up Gay in Urban India: A Critical Psychosocial Perspective. ISBN 9789811083662.
- Ashok Row Kavi (1992). "Bombay Dost". 1 (10).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - David Abram (2007). Rough Guide to South India. Rough Guides. p. 88.