Good as You Bangalore

Physical Avenues for Socialization   Updated on 16 June 2025:  Write to us at goodasublr@gmail.com if you would like us to add/remove any resource  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/ Bangalore Queer Film Festival (@_bqff_) Goodasyou Support group Meetings: Happens every Thursday offline in Bengaluru or Online on Sunday, 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) ...

Please wait for the PDFs to load...   Issue 1 28 Feb 1998  "All voices have a place and a purpose in a democratic discourse, even those which are not pleasant for us to hear. We have to fight illogic with logic, offering an enlightened, vigorous, and yet humane counterpoise to the larger society of which we are a rightful part"  Issue 2 Feb 1999 "And how many more of our friends should we see dying or dead around us, before we wake (up) and fight this irrational fear of ourselves- and others?" Issue 3 Feb 2002 "We would also like to recognise and congratulate all the groups in Bangaloreright now there are more than half a dozen groups working for and within our community! We've come a long way, but there still is much work to be done. So volunteer with an organization, either with your space, time, money or other support!" Issue 4 June 2005 "It seems a regular phenomenon now for Good As You friends to come and share their coming out s...

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  Download Press Release here DOWLOAD Queer Support group Good As You Bangalore celebrates 30 Years with Sangamithra Launch and 'GoodAsYou Gallery' Bangalore, India – September 15, 2024 : Good As You (GAY) Bangalore, a renowned queer support group, marked its 30th anniversary at SCM House, Bangalore, with the release of the 10th edition of Sangamithra , their flagship publication. Sangamithra 2024: Celebrating Queer Voices This edition, titled "An Ode to the Past and a Nod to the Future" , captures three decades of queer history, growth, and resilience through reflections from Good As You members and the broader community. Marking three decades of community engagement, the launch of Sangamithra, now in its 10th edition, was a central highlight of the celebration. Sangamithra has long been a vital space for documenting the stories, experiences, and reflections of queer individuals in India, offering a rich archive of the community's struggles, successes, an...