Sahayathrika
Sahayathrika is an organization catering to lesbian/bisexual women and transgender persons of Kerala origin. The name is a Malayalam word meaning "Women fellow-travelers".
The organization mainly works on counselling, community-organizing and survival of women from gender and sexual minorities. It was started by Canadian immigrant Malayali Deepa Vasudevan. The organisation also collaborates on LGBT public awareness-building programs.
Sahayathrika was formed in the back-drop of rising lesbian suicide rates at certain point in time in Kerala. Initial discussions on Sahayathrika happened in 2001. The first project, in association with a mental health organization, FIRM, was started in 2002. In 2008, Sahayathrika became an independent registered organization.
