This Pride we took the party back to one of our favorite spots in the city—Cobble Fish on Pier 16 in downtown Manhattan for a sunset celebration of queer love in all its beautiful forms. Thank you all for bringing your joy. We showed the world what happens when a community chooses love. Founded in 2001, Sholay Productions is a New York based organization bringing dynamic events to diverse communities. We

“I didn’t think it was possible to be both LGBT and Indian, the only visible models of LGBT people I saw in the media were white.”—Alok Vaid-Menon, transfeminine South Asian writer, artist, and community organizer based in NYC. NBC News recently highlighted the struggles of LGBT South Asians in America, interviewing queer desi activists from across the country: “For LGBT South Asians in America, the road to visibility has been an