Resources for learning about queer South Asian experiences
Podcasts, websites and more!
Not an exhaustive list. See previous post for list of support groups for the South Asian diaspora in North America, as well as other QTBIPOC resources.
Websites/ Social Media Accounts
Safar with Pride - Desi Queer Learning Hub
South Asian American Digital Archive: Archive of Queer Brown Feelings
Blue Diamond Society
Pioneer organization working for the LGBTIQ+ community in Nepal.
The Queer Muslim Project (India-based)
Srishti Madurai Intersex India Forum
Queer Asian Social Club (US-based)
Founded by Maya Reddy. Has online events, a podcast and a Discord server.
Podcasts
Keeping it Queer
Hosted by Farhad Karkaria and Navin Noronha.
Queering Desi
Hosted by nonbinary American journalist Priya Arora.
The Hidden Rainbow
Explores the complexities of being South Asian and queer in America. On Spotify.
Kotipona: Two Brown Queer Boys
Bangladeshi gay couple Tanveer & Zubair talk about being brown and gay.
Pakistani LGBTQ+ Activist on Being Queer and Muslim
”Proudly Asian” podcast episode featuring Muhammad Burhan (they/them).
Esan Regmi
”Tan France’s Queer Icons” podcast episode featuring Nepali intersex activist Esan Regmi.
South Gaysian Boys
Video podcast hosted by American cousins Sundeep Singh Boparai and Vik Chopra.
Books and Films
Documentaries and non-fiction books about non-binary gender and same sex love in South Asian society
More than 100 South Asian queer books on GoodReads.com
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