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Board Updates – Apr 2014

Trikone is happy to announce another update to its board. We have a new Chairperson – Monica! She has been on the board since 2011 and is the most apt choice to lead Trikone. The board unanimously approved her appointment. Also, our two board members – Madhuri and Ali – have ended their respective terms. […]

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Board Updates – Feb 2014

Trikone is happy to announce updates to its board. We have a new liaison, Suhas, who has agreed to be our Outreach Director. Starting today, Mukund, officially became a voting member of the Board in his role as the Treasurer. The current board is made up of – Madhuri, who is the Chairperson and Interim […]

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South Asian LGBTQ Groups in North America Disappointed with India’s Supreme Court Ruling, Recriminalizing Homosexual Sex

December 12, 2013 PRESS RELEASE Trikone For immediate release SOUTH ASIAN LGBTQ GROUPS IN NORTH AMERICA DISAPPOINTED WITH INDIA’S SUPREME COURT RULING, RECRIMINALISING HOMOSEXUAL SEX Groups Organizing Coordinated Protests this Friday, December 13, across the U.S. As South Asian LGBTQ organizations based in North America, we are shocked and disappointed by the Indian Supreme Court’s […]

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Trikone would like to commend SCOTUS decision to overturn DOMA

June 26, 2013 PRESS RELEASE Trikone For immediate release TRIKONE WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND SCOTUS DECISION TO OVERTURN DOMA Trikone would like to commend the majority decision by the Supreme Court of the United States of America to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act. Today’s historic decisions will have lasting benefits to our community. Trends […]

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DesiQ 2013 Conference starts with an exclusive movie screening, caps off with a mix & mingle gala

June 12th, 2013 PRESS RELEASE Trikone For immediate release DESIQ CONFERENCE STARTS WITH AN EXCLUSIVE MOVIE SCREENING, CAPS OFF WITH A MIX & MINGLE GALA. DesiQ 2013, a unique queer South Asian conference kicks off the event on the night of July 3rd by showing Nilanjan Neil Lahiri’s “The Ode” based on the novel, “Ode […]

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DesiQ 2013

Trikone is proud to host DesiQ 2013, a conference on South Asian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. This will be Trikone’s fourth such conference since 1995. DesiQ 2013 calls all South Asian queer and trans folk—activists, organizers, and artists; students, workers, and professionals; youth, seasoned mid-lifers and our silvered elders—to come together and dialogue, […]

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Trikone and its allies announce DesiQ 2013

May 1st, 2013 PRESS RELEASE Trikone For immediate release TRIKONE AND ITS ALLIES ANNOUNCE DESIQ 2013 AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIAN LGBTQ ISSUES HAPPENING JULY 4-6TH WEEKEND IN SAN FRANCISCO Trikone, the oldest LGBTQ South Asian organization in the world, announces the fourth DesiQ Conference, an international lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) […]

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DesiQ 2013 Website Live!

We’re still adding content and you should probably wear a hard hat to avoid falling debris, but we decided it was high time we removed the “beta” label and launched the site. Please check out our requests for proposals if you’d like the opportunity to contribute to conference content. The deadline for submitting a proposal […]

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Trikone applauds US Federal appellate court’s ruling against DOMA

May 31st, 2012 PRESS RELEASE Trikone For immediate release TRIKONE APPLAUDS US FEDERAL APPELLATE COURT’S RULING AGAINST DOMA In a narrow ruling, a Federal Appeals Court in Massachusetts (First Circuit Court) unanimously declared that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married same-sex couples. The case was filed by a same-sex […]

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Annual Letter 2011

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 and move to other cities, take up new jobs, […]