Fifty Shades of Gay
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{{Short description|Bangalore-based LGBTQ+ organisation}}
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Fifty Shades of Gay (saiouma.) is a Bangalore-based LGBT organisation. It was started in 2016 by social activist and founder of Laudco Media, Shubham Mehrotra to raise awareness about the LGBT population. In 2017, the team was operating across 24 states in India, China, Germany, Canada, Australia, the US, and the UK. The organisation publishes news and stories about the LGBT community, organises events and campaigns, and offers support in crises.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2017/jul/11/are-you-queen-enough-1626900.html|title=Are you queen enough?|website=The New Indian Express|date=11 July 2017 |access-date=2019-09-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2016/7/06/photos-explore-indias-50-shades-gay|title=PHOTOS: Explore India's 50 Shades of Gay|date=2016-07-06|website=www.advocate.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiamantra.com/lgbt-community-fifty-shades-of-gay/|title=Fifty Shades of Gay: Changing India's Perception on LGBT Community|date=2018-02-26|website=India Mantra|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-07}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Campaigns and events
- India's First Drag Queen Race
- #Iamnotacriminal (Featured MGWI Sushant Digvikar and Anwesh Sahoo){{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/new-campaign-for-lgbt-people-to-tell-their-stories/17055154|title=New campaign for LGBT people to tell their stories|date=2016-03-19|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=2019-09-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.themalaysiantimes.com.my/50-shades-of-gay-rises-to-change-indias-perception-on-lgbtq/|title='50 Shades of Gay' rises to change India's perception on LGBTQ ⋆ The Malaysian Times|date=2016-04-16|website=The Malaysian Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-07}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=https://homegrown.co.in/article/800184/50shadesofgay-empowering-the-lgbtq-community-one-photo-at-a-time|title=#50ShadesOfGay: Empowering The LGBTQ Community One Photo At A Time|last=Homegrown|website=homegrown.co.in|language=en|access-date=2019-09-07}}
- #IamAlly{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/pitching-the-queer/cid/1315104|title=Pitching the Queer|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-07}}
See also
References
External links
- [http://fiftyshadesofgay.co.in/ Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110142027/https://fiftyshadesofgay.co.in/ |date=2020-11-10 }}
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