India- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community seeks to increase suppor

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community seeks to increase support base


TNN Jul 29, 2012, 06.07AM IST


http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-29/madurai/32923211_1_transgender-community-kalki-subramaniam-lgbt


MADURAI: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community that gathered in Madurai for the city's first Turing Rainbow festival expressed the need to increase their support base by roping in civil societies and other organisations. The event was organised by Srishti, a literary and resource circle for alternative genders and sexualities here on Saturday.

Anjali Gopalan, founder and executive director of NAZ Foundation Trust, insisted upon creating unity within the community in order to fight for their cause. "We need a larger support base and should join hands with civil societies, feminist groups, trade unionists and others for the purpose," she said. The festival witnessed a lot of interaction among gay couples, transgenders and others who vented their frustration about their everyday struggles and the social discrimination that still persisted against their community.