Trikone




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Trikone (Hindustani pronunciation: [t̪rɪˈkoːn]) is a non-profit support, social, and political organization for South Asian bisexual, lesbian, gay, and transgender people.[1][2][3] It was founded in 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area and is one of the oldest group of its kind in the world.[4][5][6] South Asians affiliated with Trikone are from or trace their ancestry to the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet.[7] Trikone publishes an eponymous magazine with an international base of subscribers several times a year.[8] The magazine is the oldest south Asian LGBT magazine in the U.S. which is completed 27 years in the mainstream media.[9]


Several metropolitan areas in North America aside from the San Francisco Bay Area also have organizations named "Trikone" (such as Trikone Northwest and Trikone Michigan), which have similar missions.[10]




Contents






  • 1 History and activities


  • 2 About the name


  • 3 Women of Trikone


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History and activities


The organization was co-founded in 1986 by Arvind Kumar and Suvir Das[11] with the name "Trikon" and the first newsletter was published with that name in January 1986. (The name was later changed to "Trikone" due to a name conflict with an unrelated organization, "Tricon.") Following media coverage in both the United States and India, a group soon formed to continue the publication of the newsletter and to participate in local events such as the San Francisco Gay & Lesbian Pride Parade.[12][13]


In 2000 and 2006: DesiQ, a South Asian queer conference of international scope was produced by the organization.[14] In September 2001 QFilmistan, a film festival, was also produced.[15]



About the name


"Trikone" (Hindi/Marathi/Sanskrit: त्रिकोण, Telugu: త్రికోణ్, Urdu: تْرِكون‎, Gujarati: ત્રિકોણ, Punjabi: ਤ੍ਰਿਕੋਣ, Bengali: ত্রিকোণ, Malayalam: ത്രികോൺ) means "triangle"[16] in many South Asian languages. The pink triangle is a historical symbol employed in gay liberation movements.



Women of Trikone


Women of Trikone is a sub group and also has separate a list-serve for queer women of South Asian descent from the Bay Area.[17]



See also



  • List of LGBT organizations


References





  1. ^ Atkins, Dawn, ed. Looking queer: Body image and identity in lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender communities. Psychology Press, 1998.


  2. ^ Leong, Russell, ed. Asian American sexualities: Dimensions of the gay and lesbian experience. Psychology Press, 1996.


  3. ^ Shah, Nayan. "9. Sexuality, Identity, and the Uses of History." Q and A: Queer in Asian America (1998): 141.


  4. ^ Vanita, Ruth. "Lesbian Studies and Activism in India." Journal of Lesbian Studies 11.3-4 (2007): 244-253.


  5. ^ "About Trikone". Retrieved 2008-02-02..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  6. ^ Ramakrishnan, L. "Putting the'B'Back in LGBT: Bisexuality, Queer Politics and HIV/AIDS Discourse." (2006).


  7. ^ Balachandran, Chandra S. "A preliminary report on emerging gay geographies in Bangalore." South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 24.s1 (2001): 103-118.


  8. ^ "Trikone magazines". Retrieved 2008-02-02.


  9. ^ Parasar, Anuradha. "Homosexuality In India–The Invisible Conflict."


  10. ^ Jeung, Russell. "RELIGIOUS IDENTITY AND MARGINALIZATION." Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today 1 (2010): 457.


  11. ^ Amlani, Alzak (2011-07-07). "Being Indian in America". India Currents. Retrieved 2017-08-10.


  12. ^ "Minority Gays Create a Voice for Unserved Community". Retrieved 2008-02-04.


  13. ^
    Kumar, Arvind (2008-02-11). (Interview). Interviewed by Arvind Kumar. Missing or empty |title= (help)


  14. ^ "LGBT Pride Celebrations". Retrieved 2008-02-02.


  15. ^ "QFilmistan: The first South Asia LGBT film festival". Retrieved 2008-02-02.


  16. ^ Platts, John (1884). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co. p. 319. ISBN 81-215-0098-2.


  17. ^ Women-of-Trikone Archived 2008-03-26 at Archive.today





External links


  • DesiQ

Trikone Bay area email lists


  • Trikone Announcement List

  • Women of Trikone Group




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