Humsafar Trust

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Humsafar Trust is an NGO in Mumbai which promotes LGBT rights. It is one of the largest and most active of such organizations in India.

Project Bolo

Humsafar Trust was the primary organizer of Project Bolo, an Indian LGBT oral history project funded by the United Nations Development Programme.[1]

Activism

Humsafar Trust organizes an LGBT film festival in Mumbai.[2]

Humsafar Trust has supported the organization of flash mobs to protest.[3]

In January 2012 Humsafar Trust director Vivek Anand filed a complaint on behalf of attendees at an LGBT fundraiser which was targeted by a protestor and police.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.projectbolo.com/about.htm
  2. ↑ Jamkhandikar, Shilpa (20 April 2010). "Mumbai gay film fest eyes dialogue on homosexuality | Reuters". in.reuters.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ Khan, Afsha (21 Jan 2012). "Loud and Queer - Indian Express". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012. 
  4. ↑ Ratnam, Dhamini (15 January 2012). "'Activist' disrupts Pride fundraiser party". mid-day.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012. 

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