We've Always Been Here: South Asian Queer Activism in '90s NYC

We've Always Been Here: South Asian Queer Activism in '90s NYC

Newspaper clipping of SALGA parade. Caption states: Members of the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA) who took out a separate parade to mark the golden jubilee and to protest the decision of the FIA to bar them from taking part in the parade. India in New York 8/22/97.
01 The South Asian Diaspora of NYC 02 Solidarity and Intersectional Organizing 03 India Day Parade 04 Who was Urvashi Vaid? 05 SALGA and India Day Parade 06 Legacy: The Community Today 07 Endnotes Enter
Youth Researcher Subah Sumaiiyat

Subah Sumaiiyat began this exhibit as a high school student at Brooklyn Tech, where she studied in the Law and Society major. She is currently a student at Harvard concentrating in government.
Educator Guide
Educator Guides are created by LHP youth for New York City teachers. These guides compile the primary and secondary sources featured in each exhibit, making them easy to print and integrate into existing classroom materials.

Subah Sumaiiyat's research project investigates the history of queer South Asian activism in New York City, with a focus on the conflict between the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA) and the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) surrounding SALGA’s repeated exclusion from the India Day Parade from 1992 to 2001. The project aims to build an interactive digital archive that preserves this local activist history and highlights the intersectionality of diaspora and queerness, as well as the importance of solidarity in NYC queer activism.

01 The South Asian Diaspora of NYC 02 Solidarity and Intersectional Organizing 03 India Day Parade 04 Who was Urvashi Vaid? 05 SALGA and India Day Parade 06 Legacy: The Community Today 07 Endnotes Enter the Exhibit
Neighborhood
Midtown
Lower East Side
Theme
Joy, Celebration, Achievements
Resistance, Organizing and Community