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Official Trailer of ‘EMERGENCE: Out of the Shadows’, an Indo-Canadian Feature Documentary About Gay South Asians Released

August 4, 2021

The documentary illustrates how some South Asians in Metro Vancouver are coming out of the shadows, breaking the taboo and living a life they aspired to live.

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South Asian Heritage Month begins in UK, Aims to Celebrate the Diversified Cultures of South Asia

July 25, 2021

SAHM was purposely founded to celebrate and commemorate South Asian culture and history in the United Kingdom. It highlights the influences and achievements of South Asians that can be found in everyday life in the UK

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Sab Rab De Bande, 1st Indian Documentary on Queer Sikhs, to Premiere on Dec 5th at CIQFF

December 4, 2020

The movie will be streamed online between 5pm to 5:30pm on 5th Dec and is free for all to watch.

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Trailer of Sab Rab De Bande, a Documentary on LGBTQ Sikhs, Released

September 21, 2020

This is the first attempt at documenting the experiences of being LGBTQ and Sikh

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10 Queer Indian Graphic Artists You Must Follow on Instagram

May 18, 2020

10 of the best queer graphic artists on instagram that you must follow.

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Documentary about Sikhism and Homosexuality looks for Crowdfunding

February 6, 2020

This is the first attempt at documenting the experiences of being LGBTQ and Sikh, and we hope that the documentary will act as a resource for various LGBTQ Sikhs across the world

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Growing Up Gay and Sikh in the UK

November 5, 2019

Being an Indian man of colour wearing a turban, I faced, and still do, a lot or racism and stereotypes within the gay community. I would also get asked questions like “Can Sikhs be gay?” or “Are you allowed to be gay?”

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Watch: Punjabi Drag Queen Talks About Being Bullied in School, 377 Judgement and Finding Acceptance from Family

September 20, 2019

Lisa Nova Jena is a Punjabi drag queen from Delhi. She is currently working in an NGO on HIV/AIDS prevention. In a Josh Talks video, she narrates what it was f... Read More...

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Gay Sikh Man Denied Entry to Delhi Restaurant For his Untrimmed Beard and Pink Shirt and Pink Turban

September 11, 2019

Param Singh, a gay Sikh man and a fashion designer, was denied entry to an upscale restaurant We Qutub for "being a Sardar and having an untrimmed beard" and a... Read More...

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Being Sikh, Gay and Growing up in New York

July 25, 2019

Being a Gay Sikh male while growing up in New York City, you come across various obstacles and struggles relating to your sexual identity. Personally, I was al... Read More...

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Watch: LGBTQ Punjabis from Diaspora in Canada Share the Challenges of Being Sikh and LGBTQ

April 19, 2019

Two University of British Columbia (UBC) students, Rhea Bassan and Palvi Sandhar, created a short documentary on activism in the Punjabi LGBTQ+ community in V... Read More...

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Watch: The Coming Out Story of Gaylaxy Founder Sukhdeep Singh (And How the 2009 Delhi High Court Judgement Helped Him Find Acceptance)

September 19, 2018

Sukhdeep shares his coming out story, and his friends talk about how they and others in college reacted to this news, and what effect the 2009 Delhi High Court judgement had on them.

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