The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is North America’s longest-running festival dedicated to Indian independent cinema. They’re presenting a collection of six new LGBTQI+ shorts. The films will screen as part of the Shorts A Program on Saturday, May 30 at 12 noon at the Village East Cinemas on 12th Street and 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. LGBTQI+ Short Films at NYIFF Saturday, May 30 at 12 noon Village East Cinemas

  NYC Pride 2026 is here! Don’t miss out on all of the events taking place this month – parties, marches, brunches and more. ____________________ Sunday, June 7 Queens Pride March 37th Avenue between 89th Street and 75th Street. 12PM – 6PM Celebrate the 34th anniversary of Queens Pride on 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights. The day kicks off at 12PM with a parade down 37th Avenue from 89th Street

  Here’s a roundup of our top happenings during the queerest month of the year: Sholay Pride on the Pier: Let Love Conquer All Friday, June 27 • 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 Seaport. Music

After three years of uncertainty, NYC Pride is now finally mostly in-person this June with several events being hosted around town, including one featuring our own DJ Ashu Rai. Below are some of our picks. And thank you all for reaching out — while we don’t have any of our own Sholay events planned for Pride, stay tuned for updates!   JUNE 9 “B.Y.O.B: Bring Your Own Baggage.”  A gender

We were happy to host the multi-talented Sri Rao at our Desilicious bash in 2017 to celebrate the launch of his fabulous cookbook, “Bollywood Kitchen”, pairing Bollywood films with home cooked desi recipes. Well, that book has now been turned into a show produced by Geffen Playhouse! Part cooking show, part memoir — join Sri as he adds some sizzle to your winter…think of it as the Food Network goes

A documentary on the LGBT+ Sikh community, “Sab Rab De Bande (All are God’s children)” has launched its crowdfunding campaign.  Below is a recent interview with the Delhi based director/filmmaker Sukhdeep Singh on this latest project and you can donate here. Tell us a bit about yourself Sukhdeep. I founded Gaylaxy Magazine in 2010, at the age of 21 while I was finishing my B. Tech. Gaylaxy is an Indian LGBTQ e-magazine that

Two weeks ago, we were lamenting the silence by major Bollywood stars on the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by Prime Minister Modi and the BJP government (with the exception of a few outspoken actors, actresses and directors). This changed with last week’s storming of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) by members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a right-wing student body linked to the BJP party who vandalized property and

As we bid farewell to 2019 and the entire 2010s, we’d like to share some memorable moments from our Sholay parties along with events and milestones that have touched the Desi LGBTQI community in NYC and beyond. So Many Memorable Sholay Parties! We kicked off the 2010s right on New Year’s Eve.  Salaam Namaste Bollywood blowout bash rang in the decade with wall-to-wall cuteness, confetti and too much champagne! In August 2012, we