Gay Bombay was founded in 1998. It is one of Mumbai's longest-running gay support groups, which has been hosting parties in different clubs since 2000.[9][7][10]
Activities
Gay Bombay organizes various LGBT events including dance parties, picnics, film festivals, film screenings parents meeting, trekking, cooking, speed-dating brunches, counselling sessions, meet-ups, gatherings, and discussions on topics such as HIV/AIDS and relationships.[5][11][10]
In July 2009, Gay Bombay organized a party to celebrate the Delhi High Court's verdict on decriminalizing homosexuality in India.[12] In 2008, the Queer Media Collective Awards was started by Gay Bombay to acknowledge and honor the media's support of the LGBT movement in India.[13]
It organizes a talent show every year, Gay Bombay Talent Show, to provide a platform for LGBT artists.[11][14]
In May 2017, Gay Bombay paid tribute to Dominic D'Souza, India's first AIDS activist by showing a short film on Positive People, an NGO founded by D'Souza.[15]
In popular culture
The book Gay Bombay: Globalization, Love and (Be)longing in Contemporary India (2008) by Parmesh Shahani,[16] is based on characters and situations that the members of Gay Bombay experienced, reportedly to Mint.[17][18]
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Further reading
Chris Berry; Lynn Spigel; Fran Martin; Audrey Yue (2003). Mobile Cultures: New Media in Queer Asia Console-Ing Passions: Television and Cultural Power Console-ing Passions. Duke University Press. pp. 187, 190, 195. ISBN9780822330875.
Ellen Lewin; William L. Leap (2009). Out in Public: Reinventing Lesbian / Gay Anthropology in a Globalizing World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN9781444310672.
