As a new Trikone board, we wanted to take a moment to update our friends on all of the wonderful work that Trikone has been doing over the past year.
2010 was a year of much change. Many members of the earlier Board had to leave – move to other cities, take up new jobs, or pursue new interests. There was a time when the Board had shrunk down to just three brave souls – Manoj, Praney and Ray. But thanks to a steady stream of volunteers (and tireless recruiting) we are back to nine enthusiastic members filled with ideas for new programs and activities.
Pakistan's Supreme Court Orders Equal Rights for Transgender Pakistanis
SC also directs Pakistani Government to develop transgender community empowerment programs.:: Click here to know more ::
India Decriminalizes Homosexuality
In a sweeping decision that
relied on legal, social, historical and cultural arguments,
the highest court of Indian capital Delhi unanimously
legalized homosexuality. :: Click here to know more ::
We are excited
to share with you the various ways you can
help build Trikone into a flourishing and
lasting organization which serves as a resource
and an advocate for the South Asian LGBTQ
community.
TRIKONE condemns TV9's sensationalized coverage of the gay community in Hyderabad, IndiaRead More
About Trikone
Trikone is a registered 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender (LGBT) people of South Asian descent.
Founded in 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Trikone
is the first group of its kind in the world. South
Asians affiliated with Trikone trace their ethnicities
to one of the following places: Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet.
OUR MISSION
Trikone offers a supportive,
empowering and non-judgmental environment, where
LGBT South Asians can meet, make connections and
proudly promote awareness and acceptance of their
sexuality in society.
Trikone works toward the following goals:
1) bring people of South Asian heritage together
2) promote awareness, visibility and cultural
and legal acceptance of people with alternative
sexual orientations and gender identities
3) help people to proudly affirm both their South
Asian identity as well as their sexual orientation
Trikone actively works against all forms of oppression
based on race, gender, religion, class, sexual
orientation, and other identities. Through our
award-winning magazine, our website, conferences,
cultural nights, film festivals, dances, pride
celebrations, and a host of other collaborative
programming, Trikone has worked hard to nurture
and empower the LGBT South Asian community in
the Bay Area and across the globe.
FOR PARENTS
If you are a parent of an LGBT or questioning individual, you can get more help with PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) at their website: www.pflag.org . In addition, there is a South Asian PFLAG group which you can subscribe to by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sa-pflag/ .
HORIZONS FOUNDATION
Trikone thanks Horizons Foundations for its ongoing support.
Women-of-Trikone
is a
list-serve for queer women of South Asian descent
from the Bay Area interested in
building a strong community, engaging in discussions,
networking, sharing news and organizing/advertising events.
Allies who identify as women and queer are welcome as well.
Currently, we have over 150 members.
