Posts Tagged ‘South Asian’

Our Desi-Queer Summer Calendar

  NYC June Pride Events Here’s a round-up of our top happenings during the queerest month of the year: Sholay Desi-Queer Pride on the Pier Friday, June 28 • 7PM – Midnight Mark your calendars for our massive NYC Pride Weekend kick-off bash as we dance under the stars in downtown Manhattan! By popular demand, we’re taking the party to premium outdoor hotspot Cobble Fish, right on Pier 16 at South Street

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DESILICIOUS WINTER WARM UP | JAN 26 2019

DESILICIOUS WINTER WARM UP | JAN 26 2019

Photos by Ellen Wallop

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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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DESILICIOUS AZAADI | AUG 18, 2018

DESILICIOUS AZAADI | AUG 18, 2018 / read more

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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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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Unofficial 2018 NYC Desi LGBTQ Guide

Unofficial 2018 NYC Desi LGBTQ Guide

It’s that time of year again and we’ve got your list of desi queer things to do when the South Asians take over town! Below is a round up of NYC Pride related events—including marches and parties.  Bookmark this page and keep checking back for updated info.  Email us if you’ve got a desi queer tip in NYC.   Sunday, June 3rd Queens Gay Pride Parade & Festival 12PM Kick off Pride

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India’s third gender, a perspective

India’s third gender, a perspective

Interesting read in the New York Times about India’s third gender  which profiles the lives of members of the hijra community.  While the Government of India officially recognized transgender as a third gender in 2014, harassment and marginalization are still a fact of life for many members of the community. The article touches on the paradoxical position hijras have in Indian society—often revered and welcomed at weddings and births but

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