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[[Bangalore]] is a multicultural city and has experienced a dramatic social and cultural change with the advent of the [[liberalization]] and expansion of the [[information technology]] and [[business process outsourcing]] industries in India. With much expatriate population in the city, Bangalore is slightly more relaxed.

Multinational corporations including [[Google]], [[Goldman Sachs]], [[Royal Bank of Scotland]], [[Cisco]], [[Dell]], [[Micro Focus International]], General Electric and Microsoft strive to create LGBT-friendly workplaces. Companies come together to share best practices for fostering a culture of LGBT inclusion in their organisations. The informal collaboration like this in Bangalore marks a first-of-its-kind endeavour in India’s corporate sector.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web|url=http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/26252 |title=Forbes India Magazine - Print |website=Forbesindia.com |date=2011-06-27 |accessdate=2017-06-25}}</ref>

==Organizations==
Several organizations voice the concerns of LGBTIQ community and provide forum to openly share topics of interest.

===GoodAsYou===
[[Good As You|GoodasYou]] is a social, intellectual and cultural group that promotes equality, acceptance and self-confidence among LGBT individuals of Bangalore. Many activities of this informal support group are described in the following sections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/as-good-as-it-can-get/article1693899.ece|title=As good as it can get|first=Vinay|last=Chandran|website=Thehindu.com|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sawnet.org/orgns/good_as_you.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-07-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194623/http://www.sawnet.org/orgns/good_as_you.html |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/goodasyoubangalore/aboutus.htm|title=Good As You|website=Geocities.ws|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>

====Weekly meetings====
These meetings serve many LGBTIQ individuals to discuss emotional, social, health and other issues concerning the queer people of Bangalore/India. Many individual have come to terms with their sexuality and/or Gender Identity by participating at these meetings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeoutbengaluru.net/gay-lesbian/good-you-meetings|title=Time Out - Novidades do Dia a Dia - Encontre tudo sobre as novidades no empreendedorismo, cursos superiores, as melhores séries, emagrecimento e muito mais.|website=Time Out - Novidades do Dia a Dia|accessdate=25 June 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219161436/http://www.timeoutbengaluru.net/gay-lesbian/good-you-meetings|archivedate=19 December 2012}}</ref>

===Swabhava===
Swabhava is an NGO working for LGBT rights and providing counseling support to queer individuals.

===Jeeva===
Jeeva in an NGO setup by Umesh, an LGBTQ rights activist in Bangalore. Jeeva (which means life in Kannada), registered on 5 November 2012 works for sexual minorities with special focus on working class sexual minorities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jeevabng.wordpress.com/|title=Jeeva ಜೀವ|website=Jeeva ಜೀವ|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref> Their activities and work are in many areas ranging from issues of mental health, livelihood, community media through Kannada magazine called Ananya<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/a-magazine-for-and-by-lgbt-community/article6568354.ece|title=A magazine for and by LGBT community|first=Special|last=Correspondent|website=Thehindu.com|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref> and radio program called Jeeva dairy on radio-active community radio,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebetterindia.com/46283/active-radio-community-radio-bangalore/|title=Here's How Bangalore's First Community Radio Station Is Different from the Rest in the Country|date=17 February 2016|website=Thebetterindia.com|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref> co-organizing Bangalore's LGBT pride called Namma Pride/Queer Habba,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/deccan+herald-epaper-deccan/queer+habba+revellers+paint+city+in+rainbow+colours-newsid-46516532 |title=Queer Habba revellers paint City in rainbow colours - Deccan Herald | DailyHunt |website=M.dailyhunt.in |date= |accessdate=2017-06-25}}</ref> organizing on-the-road-protests<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eventshigh.com/detail/bangalore/6b1988411f5c739eefb044b756ef80c9-condemn-the-police-violence-and|title=Condemn the police violence and brutality on transgender community members in Kerala. at Bangalore - Events High|website=Events High|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref> and fighting for legal rights in courts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clpr.org.in/karnataka-sexual-minorities-forum-v-state-of-karnataka-ors/|title=Karnataka Sexual Minorities Forum v State of Karnataka & Ors. - CLPR|date=8 February 2017|website=Clpr.org.in|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/courts-recognizing-transgender-rights/|title=Courts Recognizing Transgender Rights - OHRH|website=ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref> on behalf of many underprivileged trans and other queer members of community.

===Amour Queer Dating ===
Amour, a platform for LGBTQ people to find long term companions all over India, launched in Bengaluru in June 2016.<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-now-a-dating-platform-for-lgbt-community-2236832|title=Now, a dating platform for LGBT community - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=22 July 2016|website=Dnaindia.com|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://amourqueerdating.blogspot.in/|title=Amour - A dating platform for Queer|website=amourqueerdating.blogspot.in|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>

===WHAQ!===
WHAQ! (We're Here and Queer!) is a support space for women loving women (les/bi/trans/queer/questioning) to voice concerns, ideas, and issues together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maya4women.org/explore/what-we-do/|title=What We Do|date=9 July 2014|website=Maya4women.org|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>

===Maya for Women===
Maya for Women is a feminist collective trust dedicated to building community through supporting the empowerment, interests, visibility, and choices of women living in the Global South. They provide support, counseling and assistance to all women in Bangalore, regardless of their sexuality. WHaQ! is one of 4 support spaces for LBT women that is run through Maya for Women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maya4women.org/explore/who-we-are/|title=Who We Are|date=15 July 2014|website=Maya4women.org|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>

===Sangama and Samara===
Sangama (an NGO) and Samara (CBO) works for marginalized sections of LGBT population of Bangalore and other towns of Karnataka.

===Queer Campus Bangalore===
[[Queer Campus Bangalore]] is a support group and safe space for youth of non-conforming sexual orientations and gender identities in Bangalore. It caters to the school, college, and university going crowd of the city.

==Activities==

===GRAB (Gay Runners and Breakfast)===
Many enthusiastic Queer individuals jog and run every weekend at the local park. Following the early morning healthy run, they gather for breakfast at a nearby restaurant, chit-chat, socialize and discuss the fun side of their life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeoutbengaluru.net/gay-lesbian/gay-runners-breakfast|title=Time Out - Novidades do Dia a Dia - Encontre tudo sobre as novidades no empreendedorismo, cursos superiores, as melhores séries, emagrecimento e muito mais.|website=Time Out - Novidades do Dia a Dia|accessdate=25 June 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114195132/http://www.timeoutbengaluru.net/gay-lesbian/gay-runners-breakfast|archivedate=14 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodasyoublr.blogspot.in/|title=Good as You Bangalore|website=goodasyoublr.blogspot.in|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>

===WHAQ weekly meetings===
WHaQ (We are Here and Queer) holds support group meetings for queer women every other Sunday in addition to weekly social meetings on Wednesdays.

===Women's outdoor activities===
Maya Outdoor group has Queer women interested in fitness meet every Sunday and participate in a large variety of team sports, such as cricket and football. There are also women who run or walk together, or practice yoga.

==Events==
===Bangalore Queer Film Festival===
[[Bangalore Queer Film Festival]] happens every year in February. It is a three-day fest, where in a variety of LGBT themed movies from across the world and across many languages in India, would be played. A close to 1000 people are typically expected there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/bright-lights-pink-cinema/|title=Bright Lights, Pink Cinema - Deepika Arwind - Tehelka - Investigations, Latest News, Politics, Analysis, Blogs, Culture, Photos, Videos, Podcasts|website=Tehelka.com|accessdate=25 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231158/http://www.tehelka.com/bright-lights-pink-cinema/|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Pink Divas===
Pink Divas is a dance group that does the closing day dance performance every year at [[Bangalore Queer Film Festival|Bangalore Queer Film Fest]].

=== Bengaluru Namma Pride March ===
[[Bengaluru Namma Pride March]], the queer pride march of Bengaluru, happens every winter along with Delhi and other pride marches of India. Close to 1000 people, both LGBT members and supporters walk with colorful banners in the Bangalore streets, ending with a meeting and celebration, typically at city town hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blrpride.blogspot.com|title=Bangalore Pride|website=Blrpride.blogspot.com|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>

==Bangalore's LGBT history==
* 1994: GoodasYou support group started.
* 1999: Sangama NGO for sexual minorities established.
* 2008: [Feb] First Queer Film Festival held<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blrqueerfilmfest.com/who-we-are/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-07-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731134820/http://blrqueerfilmfest.com/who-we-are/ |archivedate=2014-07-31 }}</ref>
* 2008: [Jun] First Queer Pride March held<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJwrC8D8SLk|title=Bangalore Pride|first=|last=Julie Fairless|date=5 July 2008|website=Youtube.com|accessdate=25 June 2017|via=YouTube}}</ref>
* 2009: WHaQ! (We're Here and Queer) was founded.
* 2011: Queer Campus Bangalore was started in October.
* 2013: The first lesbian Dykes on Bikes procession takes place as a part of Bangalore Pride 2013, and is believed to be the first in India as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whaqbangalore.tumblr.com/post/69494430179/whaq-gurls-during-bangalore-pride-first-time-in|title=WHaQ! - WHaQ! Gurls during Bangalore Pride. First time in...|website=WHaQ!|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>
* 2014: Maya for Women was established.
* 2016: Amour (Queer Dating), a platform for Queer people to find long term companions, launched.<ref name="dnaindia.com"/>

==References==
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