Good as You Bangalore

Counselors available  for FREE on a CALL: Vinay Chandran - Certified Counselor (English/Hindi/Kannada/Tamil/Malayalam) 080_2223_0959 (Free for everyone), http://www.swabhava.org Vasudhendra - Certified Counselor (English/Kannada/Telugu) - 98444_22782 BanneghattaRd (Free for LGBT community) Umi Umesh - Counselor at Jeeva NGO (Kannada/Tamil) - 90083_76679 Mental health professionals (who closely work with community)  available  for reasonable charges on appointment: Mahesh Natarajan - Queer Affirmative Certified Therapist(English/Tamil) - 96114_05684 http://www.innersight.in , CVRamanNagar  Rovan Varghese - Queer Affirmative Certified Therapist (English/Hindi/Malayalam) - 99452_33325  Madhumita Venkataraman - Certified Counselor (English/Hindi/Tamil) -  97414_30229 Roy Sinai, Certified Counselor (English) - 8296128841 or roy(dot)sinai(at)gmail(dot)com Ajanta De Certified Counselor 99807_81314 CVRamanNagar Innersight (English/Hindi/Bengal...

My family member has come out to me as an LGBTQIA+ person. What do I need to know now? Visit this page http://orinam.net/resources-for/friends-and-family/ Or http://www.deepakkashyap.com/pinkbooklet/ For School going children:  http://genderdiversityandschools.in I have recently discovered that my spouse has been watching same-sex porn/ meeting people of their own gender, and maybe queer. How can I get support ? This group as a support space is inclusive of spouses of anybody who may be queer. Please reach out to us. Discovering your spouse may be queer can be quite distressing. We can help you meet a counsellor, for yourself and as a couple. We keep an open-minded space and will help you figure out how you wish to act on this In-person counselling and support groups can also be made available. Wirte to goodasublr@gmail.com We are worried about legal implications for our LGBTQIA+ friend or family member. Where can we know more about this law and current status? For Section ...

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/ Namma Pride (@nammapride)  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/ Bangalore Queer Film Festival (@_bqff_) 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/ Goodasyou Bengaluru (@goodasyou.blr) GRAB (Gay Runners & Brunch): Happens every Sunday in Bengaluru. Although meant for morning Queer runners at Cubbon parks to get together for a breakfast ...

What is GoodAsYou ? GoodAsYou, started in 1994, is one of the oldest surviving support groups for LGBTIQA/Queer community in Bengaluru/Bangalore.  AGENDA: Open for any LGBTIQA related discussion, personal or public. This is a self-moderating group. FUNDING: This is a self-funded group that runs on voluntary donations collected on the spot.  This is an open space and looks forward to participants creating more avenues for queer people to socialize and build a sense of community. Open ideas that seek volunteer coordinators include groups for sports/games/trekking/travel/cooking/art etc.  For more info, visit:  https://www.facebook.com/goodasyoublr  or https://www.instagram.com/goodasyou.blr/ Q. Where is GoodAsYou? Since GoodAsYou is just a support group, it doesn't have its own office, but our Thursday meetings and most of other activities happen at the NGO Swabhava's office at the following address. Swabhava Trust, Sampengiramnagar, Bangalore, 08...

Queer Friendly Clinics offering HIV, STI Testing & Treatement  YRG CARE MSM Centre at Victoria Hospital, near KRMarket, Ms.Nayeema( 9632573643 ) Family Planning Association, City Corp Maternity Home Cmplx, 1st Flr, Place Guttahalli, Blr-3, 080-23360205 For other city addresses, check  http://www.fpaindia.org/   For affordable and LGBTQ friendly HIV, STI testing and treatment, PrEP & PEP: Dr.Ramakrishna/Dr. Sai Praneeth, Restore Health Clinic, Malleshwaram. appointments:  8971544066 Also, Queer owned Private clinic for any STD issues: Dr. Sanjay Sharma - colorectal / podiatric surgeon; practicing at APTA H ealt hpod ( www.aptahealth.in ), 763, 19th Cross, 15th Main, Sahakarnagar, Bangalore - 92, Ph - 08041214111; at RxDx, Graphite India Road, Whitefield, Bangalore and PulseHealth, 575, 80ft Road, Kormanagala Ph - 41103841  Samarth Community clinic in Hebbal from Sangama: https://www.facebook.com/samarthBlore/ Ph:7259288046 List of doctors, prepared...

Many of the queer community members often meet unknown people for dates, chats and more. We have been increasingly hearing cases of extortion, blackmail, sedation, house confinement, rape, and robbery, especially post SC judgement of upholding 377 in Dec 2013 (Even though this judgement is reversed in September 2018 by SC, the harassment culture continues to some extent). So here are some Dos and Donts to follow when you meet strangers.   DOs Always meet strangers in public places first such as a coffee shop, a restaurant, a mall or a crowded park. Proceed to their or your place, only if you have had a conversation with them and get some level of confidence. If you know the number of the person you are meeting, you can choose to search for that number in True Caller (for spam history), Facebook and google to make sure you are not walking into an extortion racket. Inform a close friend (who knows you are queer) about the details of the person you are meeting such as...

 Trans friendly (or otherwise) Doctors, Surgeons, Mental health providers Health professional list prepared & maintained by Trans men collective across India with reviews https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1un1fs6omEU5LOf2uF0gI9w7ck2zXeqnz_mV4R0_xVNA/edit#gid=829307773 Health professional list prepared & maintained by Orinam:  http://orinam.net/resources-for/lgbt/health-and-wellness/providers/