Gay Bombay


Gay Bombay is an LGBT social organisation in Mumbai, India, which promotes LGBT rights. It was founded in 1998. The organisation works to create an awareness of gay rights through workshops, film screenings and parties. The organisation aims to create a safe space for the LGBT community.

History

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.

Activities

Gay Bombay organizes various LGBT events including dance parties, picnics, film festivals, film screening, parents meeting, trekking, cooking, speed-dating brunches, counselling sessions, meet-ups, gatherings and discussion on topics such as HIV/AIDS and relationships.
In July 2009, Gay Bombay organised a party to celebrate the Delhi High Court's verdict of de-criminalising homosexuality in India. In 2008, the Queer Media Collective Awards was started by Gay Bombay to acknowledge and honour the media's support of the LGBT movement in India.
It organises a talent show every year, Gay Bombay Talent Show, to provide a platform for LGBT artists.
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.

In popular culture

A book Gay Bombay: Globalization, Love and longing in Contemporary India by Parmesh Shahani, is based on characters and situations that the members of Gay Bombay experienced, reportedly by Mint.