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Hindus for Human Rights & Muslims for Progressive Values Extend Congratulations to Sholay Events

Thank you Hindus for Human Rights and Muslims for Progressive Values teams for this congratulatory message and support! What a milestone for us to receive this recognition from organizations who share our vision for a more progressive and inclusive world.   Hindus for Human Rights and Muslims for Progressive Values extend our warmest congratulations to Sholay Events on your return to organizing after a three-year hiatus! As fellow advocates for

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DESILICIOUS BOLLY PRIDE | JUNE 29 2019

DESILICIOUS BOLLY PRIDE | JUNE 29 2019

Photos by Steven Rosen

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DESILICIOUS @ ASIA SOCIETY | Jan 18 2019

DESILICIOUS @ ASIA SOCIETY | Jan 18 2019

We teamed up with Asia Society to present a special Leo Bar edition of our roving Bollywood bash

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Four Desi Web Series to Check out on National Coming Out Day

Four Desi Web Series to Check out on National Coming Out Day

Happy National Coming Out Day! For the occasion, the Teal Mango has rounded up four  web series featuring South Asian characters that you should check out. Each reflects the diversity of the LGBT experience while also, in many cases, highlighting the challenges members of the community face in South Asia and the diaspora to this day. They include:   “The ‘Other’ Love Story” Directed by Rupa Rao The series follows two

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DESILICIOUS SPRING FLING | APRIL 7, 2018

DESILICIOUS SPRING FLING | APRIL 7, 2018 / read more

Why Celebrate Desi Independence?

Why Celebrate Desi Independence?

On August 14th and 15th, we celebrate the 71st birthdays of Pakistan and India respectively. Why celebrate an independence hastily crafted by British colonizers triggering one of the bloodiest upheavals in human history? In these unsettling times marked by nationalism, authoritarianism and a creeping tribalism here in the U.S and across many parts of the globe, national independence days are taking on an alarmingly jingoistic edge. And yet, as an LGBTQ

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Mr Gay World Runner Up—Samarpan Maiti—Bringing Queer Visibility to India

Mr Gay World Runner Up—Samarpan Maiti—Bringing Queer Visibility to India

“My mother says that I made our country proud and that must be celebrated! Sadly in our society people don’t have that same respect for us…” Meet Samarpan Maiti—model, actor, scientist, activist, and runner-up in the Mr Gay World 2018 competition held in May in South Africa. While many of us question why we even need a Mr Gay World in 2018—which raises all sorts of issues around commodifying looks, body shaming, etc.—Samarpan is

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Our Women’s March NYC Album

Our Women’s March NYC Album

The signs at the Women’s March in NYC will leave you laughing, crying, and feeling inspired. We joined more than 120,000 protestors taking to the streets for the Women’s March in NYC.  If you’re still standing on the sidelines, consider this the perfect time to jump in and take action to take back Congress in November. Stay outraged, resist, and vote!

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