Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring! SALGA invites you to their first Spring Fling Party featuring Bollywood/Pop music at Vlada. All proceeds from this event will go to raising funds for Pride 2013 and to provide those in the community with needs to be able to attend the DesiQ conference in San Francisco, CA July 4th weekend. Spring Fling Party and Fundraiser for DesiQ Conference/Pride 2013 Friday, March 22nd 10:30 pm –

Celebrate Holi on March 30th with a cruise on the Hudson, food, dance and Bollywood beats by Ashu Rai as we celebrate Spring at IN Group’s annual Rang Barse event on March 30 at Pier 40. In its sixth successful year, IN Group brings its spring celebration party to the Hornblower’s Respect expecting to draw over 500 revelers from all backgrounds. Expect lots of great music, food and Holi colors.

Check out Next Magazine’s round up of the sexiest international shindigs in town. Of course Desilicious is at the top of the list with go-go wonderboy Shazad captured on camera. Find out where the global action is and don’t miss your chance to get your Desilicious fix on April 13!

Be sure to take part in the Freedom! Safety! NOW! creative action organized by SAWCC on March 8th as part of a larger march and rally focusing on sexual/gender-based violence as a global problem.   The march and rally is being held on March 8th to coincide with the UN Commission on the Status of Women, and is being coordinated by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Association for Women’s Rights in

On January 25th, the bustling Dadar East Station in Mumbai was brought to a standstill by a group of young men and women of diverse sexual orientations, all dancing to celebrate the spirit of LGBTHIQ Community in Mumbai and India. The dance performance was made possible by young volunteers from Yaariyan, a youth group working towards Queer youth issues in Mumbai.

Check out these wonderful Desilicious pictures by Gustava Monroy in the Shot in the Dark of Next Magazine. Thanks to all who came out and partied with us inside while the blizzard braved outside. And, we were probably the lucky few who emerged to a snowy and white Manhattan outside afterwards which made for some amazing photographs. Stay tuned for the details on our next party!

“A live singing desi drag queen will never work. The gay desi community won’t get it and you’ll be laughed off stage.” That’s what I was told even before I started my drag journey. As a teenager I had always dreamt of being a pop star. I watched the Spice Girls like an obsessive fan. I would tape their every performance on my VHS recorder and mimic their every move.