Socialization avenues for LGBTQIA+
Physical Avenues for Socialization
- Bengaluru Namma Pride: A Pride festival of various events span across a month, culminating in a colorful, disable friendly road show, typically happens every year November.
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/BangalorePride/
- Bengaluru Queer Film Festival: A three to four day festival that shows many films of many languages having Queer themes. Typically happens in March every year. Contact: https://www.facebook.com/BQFFest/
- Goodasyou Support group Meetings: Happens every Thursday in Bengaluru, open only for LGBTQIA+ persons to share and seek support from peers for various issues that queer persons go through. Contact: https://www.facebook.com/goodasyoublr/
- GRAB (Gay Runners & Brunch): Happens every Sunday in Bengaluru. Although meant for morning Queer runners at Cubbon parks to get together for a breakfast at airlines hotel, typically more people join only for brunch around 11AM sunday.
Contact: Through Reference Only.
- Bangalore Front Runners: Queer friendly group that runs every Sunday morning at Cubbon Park and Saturday mornings at Whitefield:
- ASQ (All Sorts of Queer) Support group: An online and offline support group, specially meant for Queer persons of any gender or sexuality except cis-men. Contact: ASq.blore@gmail.com
All Sorts of Queer (asqbangalore.com)
- Love All Badminton Group: Queer Badminton enthusiasts who play three days a week near Indiranagar and sometimes Whitefield.
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1597074777243987
- Out and About Trek Group: A trekking and outdoor activities organizing group that is run by Queer and non-Queer persons, organizes travel events in the weekends and is LGBTQIA+ friendly.
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/hikehigh - Out and About (@out_and_about____)
- Upcoming events from OAA: Out and About events
- Queer Reads Bangalore: A Queer book readers group that interacts both online and offline. Contact: https://m.facebook.com/groups/103728579787781
- DUDE PARTY: Saturday night paid parties in Bangalore for gay/bi men: https://www.facebook.com/dudepartyindia
- Online Avenues for Socialization
- Families & Allies of Queer: https://www.facebook.com/groups/goodasupflag/
- Qgraphy (Queer Photography): https://www.facebook.com/qgraphygroup/
- QTravelers (Queer Travelers): https://www.facebook.com/QueerTravelersinIndia/
- Quitchen(Queer cooking enthusiasts):https://www.facebook.com/groups/1691110511141192/
- Amour Queer Dating(Queers looking for partners): https://www.facebook.com/amourqueerdating/