Socialization avenues for LGBTQIA+
Physical Avenues for Socialization
Last updated on 08 August 2025:
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Support Groups, Cause based groups
- Goodasyou Support group Meetings: Happens every Thursday offline in Bengaluru or Online on Sunday, open only for LGBTQIA+ persons to share joy, stories or seek support from peers. Contact: https://www.facebook.com/goodasyoublr/
- Queer Campus Bangalore: Frequent meetings and potlucks organized by and for below 30 age queer persons, typically associated with campuses: Contact Instagram
- Queer Reads Bangalore: A Queer book readers group that interacts both online and offline. Meet at least once a month. Contact: https://m.facebook.com/groups/103728579787781
- ASQ (All Sorts of Queer) Support group: An online and offline support group, specially meant for female born Queer, all trans and non-binary folks (Queer persons of any gender or sexuality except cis-men) Contact: ASq.blore@gmail.com All Sorts of Queer (asqbangalore.com)
- The Average Queer Space: Young, dynamic queer people meeting and planning, potlucks, trips, deep conversations and other events every month. Contact: TAQS
- Queer Nilayam: Organizes support group meetings, panel discussions and other events from time to time. Contact: Instagram link
- Queer Collective India: QCI conducts outreach programs and events for the LGBTQ+ community with prime focus on awareness on ChemSex (also referred by some as High_Fun), addiction & HIV. Instagram Link
- Queer Awaam: Organizes awareness events and potlucks for queer persons, allies and general public. Contact: Instagram link
Yearly festivals
- Bengaluru Pride: A Pride festival of various events span across a month, culminating in a colorful, disable friendly road show, happens every year.
- November Month Namma pride: Namma Pride (@nammapride)
- June month International pride: Csgmr group
- Bengaluru Queer Film Festival: A three to four day festival that shows many films of many languages having Queer themes. Typically happens in once every year. Contact: https://www.facebook.com/BQFFest/
- Maya Bazaar: A three day ticked festival which is open for Queer and Allies, having variety of stalls, performances and panel discussions.
- 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 and allies group that runs every Sunday morning at Cubbon Park and Saturday mornings at Whitefield:
- Game Point Badminton Group: Queer Badminton enthusiasts (and allies) who play three days a week in Indiranagar/Whitefield/Koramangala. Have QBL league matches during pride month.
Contact: GAME POINT !!! 🏸 (@gamepointblr)
- Bangalore Queer Football: A group of queer persons (including many queer women) play football every Sunday near central Bangalore. Open for all queer persons. Contact: Through Reference Only.
- Cricket Cutlet: A group for cricket enthusiasts among all queer persons except cis-men. Contact: Through Reference Only.
- Out and About Trek Group: A trekking and outdoor activities organizing group that is run by Queer persons, organizes travel events in the weekends. Open for both Queer and allies. Contact: Facebook
- Out and About (@out_and_about____)
- Upcoming events from OAA: Out and About events
- BeUnic parties, drag events.
- Events at Kittyko.
- Dude party: Saturday night paid parties in Bangalore for gay/bi men: https://www.facebook.com/dudepartyindia
- 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/