THE PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND THEIR PAIN
(Organizations working for the cause of homosexuality)

INDIA
DELHI (Telephone Code: 91 11)
Naz Foundation India Trust
D45, Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110 049
Email: nazindia@bol.net.in
Web: http://www.giveindia.org/give/ngoprofile/getOrganisationProfile.do?ngoid=48, http://www.nfi.net/pukaar-news.htm
Tel: 2691-0499, 2693-2916, 2656-7049/3929, Fax: 2685-9113
- Sexual Health agency for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM). Also works on HIV/AIDS, sexual health and sexuality issues

Humrahi Group
C/o Naz Foundation (India) Trust, D45, Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110 049
Email: humrahitrust@hotmail.com
Tel: 2656-3929, 2656-7049, 685-1970, 685-1971, 51724636
- Meets every Saturday from 6 to 8 PM for English speaking people, and every Monday same time for Hindi speaking people to discuss issues on homosexuality. Runs a helpline (685 1993) on Mondays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 PM, for gay/bisexual men in distress

Sangini (India) Trust
C/o Naz Foundation (India) Trust, D45, Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110 049
Email: sangini97@hotmail.com, sanginigroup@hotmail.com
Web: http://www.sangini.org
Tel: 2656 3929 / 7049, 98106 71603, 2685 1970/1, 55676450, Fax: 2685 9113
- Group for Lesbian and Bisexual women. Meets every Saturday from 3 to 5.30 pm. Runs a help line on Tuesdays and Fridays 6 to 8 pm for lesbian and bisexual women.

TARSHI (Talk About Reproductive and Sexual Health Issues)
Tel: 462 2221/462 4441/24312229
Web: http://arrive.at/tarshi
- Helpline (Mon, Tues, Wed, 10 am - 4 pm) for information, counseling and referrals on sexuality issues

Campaign for Lesbian Rights (CALERI)
Email: caleri@hotmail.com
- An activist collective working for lesbian and bisexual women's rights

PRISM - People for Rights of Indian Sexuality Minorities
Email: prism_delhi@yahoo.co.in
- Groupworks on issues affecting sexuality minorities

Arambh
C/o Aalok, PO Box 9522, New Delhi 110095.
- Gay support group.

Shakhi
PO Box 3526, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi 110065.
- Lesbian guest house and resource centre

AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan (ABVA)
Post Box 5308, New Delhi - 100 053
- Activist collective doing community work in issues of queers, blood donors, drug users, women, HIV+ people, law, health and education

Siddhartha Gautam Trust for Sexual Minorities
B5/207 Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi - 110029.
Tel. 610-1391, 622-4042, 623-8466

Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit
63/2, Masjid Road, 1st Floor, Jangpura, New Delhi - 110 014
Email: aidslaw1@ndb.vsnl.net.in, aidslaw1@lawyerscollective.org
Web: www.hri.ca/partners/lc
Tel: 24321101/02, 24322237 Fax: 24322236

Dr. Chinkholal Thangsing
Tel: 2433-5297/99
- Sexual Health agency on HIV/AIDS

Jagori
C-54 Top Floor, South Extension-II, New Delhi-110049
E-mail: jagori@spectranet.com, jagori@del3.vsnl.net.in
Web: www.jagori.org
Tel: 2625 7015, Fax: 2625 3629

Pramada Menon
Director Programs
CREA
2/14 Shantiniketan, Second Floor
New Delhi 110021, India
Phone 91 11 24117983
Fax: 91 11 24113209
www.creaworld.org

MUMBAI (Telephone Code: 91 22)
LABIA (formerly Stree Sangam)
Post Box 16613(116619) Matunga, Mumbai - 400 019
Email: streesangam@yahoo.com, streesangam@rediffmail.com, labia_india@yahoo.com
Web: http://in.geocities.com/keyaindia/splash.htm, http://personal.vsnl.com/streesangam/splash
- A collective support group of lesbians and bisexual women

Samabhavana Society
602, Debonair, 153 BVS Marg, Mahim, Mumbai-400 016
Email: samabhavana@vsnl.com, samabhav@vsnl.com
Web: http://www.samabhavana.org
Tel: 2446 7543
- Group for sexuality minorities

The Humsafar Trust
PO Box 6913, Santacruz (West), Mumbai Metro - 400 054
IInd Floor, Old BMC Building, Above Vakola Post Office, Santacruz (East), MUMBAI - 400 055
Email: humsafar@vsnl.com
Web: http://www.humsafar.org
Telephone : +91 22 2667 38 00
Telefax : +91 22 2665 05 47
- Drop-in centre operated by Humsafar Trust for gay men and lesbians. Meets on Friday from 6 to 9 PM. Voice Mail: 9726913

Khush Club
PO Box 573551, Mumbai 400058.
- Organizes gay social events regularly in Mumbai.

India Centre for Human Rights and Law (ICHRL)
4th Floor, CVOD Jain High School, Pala Galli, Char Nal, Hazrat Abbas Street, (84, Samuel Street) Dongri, Mumbai - 400 009
Email: huright@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in
Web: http://www.indiarights.com
Tel: 371 6690, 375 9657, 23436692
- Human Rights Group which has a separate division on gay/lesbian/bisexual rights.

Humjinsi (Helpline for lesbians)
C/o The India Centre for Human Rights & Law
Tel: 23435700 (Tues & Thurs 3.00-6.00 pm)
- Has a meeting once every month

UDAAN
Email: udaanpanchis@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.samabhavana.org
- A group for kothis, sexuality minorities and HIV+ sexuality minorities

Bombay Dost
105A Veena-Beena Shopping Centre, Bandra Station Rd, Bandra (West), Mumbai 400050
Web: http://www.bombay-dost.com
- Publishes a newsletter and have contacts nationwide. A magazine printed from Mumbai for LGBT people.

Arawanis Social Welfare Society
Email: arawanis@rediffmail.com
- A hijra group

Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit
7/10, Botawalla Building, 2nd Floor, Horniman Circle, Fort Mumbai - 400023.
Email: aidslaw@vsnl.com, aidslaw@lawyerscollective.org
Web: http://www.hri.ca/partners/lc, http://www.lawyerscollective.org
Tel: 22676213 / 2 / 9, 2263 0889 Fax: 22702563

Aanchal Trust
Tardeo AC Market Building Cooperative Soceity Ltd., 3rd Floor, Room No 28, Tardeo, Mumbai - 400 024
Email: aanchal69@hotmail.com
Tel: 2496 8686/ 8787, 23522886, 23522787, 3704709
- Help Line for lesbians and bisexual women (Contact Geeta Kumana), 12.00-6.00 pm

CALCUTTA (Telephone Code: 91 33)
Counsel Club
C/o Ranjan, Post Bag 794, Calcutta - 700 017
Email: wrongzone@hotmail.com
Phone : 359 8130 (C/o Integration)
- Support group for sexuality minorities. Meets 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, 5-8 pm.

The Counsel Club
PO Bag 10237, Calcutta 700016.
- Support and meeting centre for homosexuals

Integration Society
P.O. Bag No. 794A, Kolkata 700 017
Email: integrationsociety@yahoo.co.in
Phone : 359 8130 (functions as helpline SAHAYAK on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 3-6 pm)
- A health awareness initiative for the youth and sexual minorities (lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people)
Library service : Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 3-6 pm (Directions over phone)

Praajak Development Society
468A, Block K, New Alipore, Calcutta - 700 053
Email: praajak@yahoo.co.in
Tel: 400 0455, Fax: 400 0592
- Development organisation working around issues of masculinities with a primary focus on boys and male youth. Also works with gender variant males including hijras, kotis and duplis/doparathas.

Pratyay
468A, Block K, New Alipore, Calcutta - 700 053
Email: pratyay@hotmail.com
Tel: 400 0455, Fax: 400 0592
- Support group for kothis and other MSMs

Sappho
C/o A N, PO Box No EC-35, Kolkata - 700 010
Email: malvi99@hotmail.com, sappho1999@rediffmail.com
Tel: 2281 3462 (Mondays 1-3 pm)
- Support group for lesbian and bisexual women

Sarani
84 Jhowtalla road, Suite No.2, Calcutta - 700 017.
Email: wrongzone@hotmail.com
- Experimental performing arts troupe focussing on development issues like sexual minority rights and sexual health.

Pawan Dhall
Country Director - Programmes & Development and Calcutta Office Director
Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India (SAATHII)
CD 335, Sector I, Salt Lake, Calcutta 700 064, West Bengal
91 33 2334 7329 (Landline)
91 98312 88023 (Mobile)
saathii@yahoo.com / pawan30@yahoo.com
http://www.saathii.org

CHENNAI (Telephone Code: 91 44)
SWAM (Social Welfare Association for Men)
No.5, Natarajan Street, Jafferkhanpet, Balakrishnanagar, Chennai - 600083
- Support group and drop-in centre for MSM, gay, bisexual, and HIV positive men.

Sahodaran
1st floor, 127 Sterling Road, Chennai - 600 034
Email: sahodara@md3.vsnl.net.in
Web: http://www.sahodaran.faithweb.com
Tel: 825 2869, Fax: 825 2859
- Sexual Health agency for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)

South India Aids Action Program (SIAAP)
65, 1st St. Kamraj Avenue, Adyar, Chennai - 600 020
Email: siapp@satyam.net.in
- Sexual Health agency for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and sex workers

BANGALORE (Telephone Code: 91 80)
Sangama
Flat 13, 3rd Floor, 'Royal Park' Apartments, 34 Park Road, Tasker Town, Bangalore - 560051 (Behind Hotel 'Harsha', Near Shivajinagar Bus Stand)
Email: sangama@sangamaonline.org, sangama@vsnl.net
Web: http://www.sangamaonline.org
Tel: 286 8680/ 8121

Vividha
Flat 13, 3rd Floor, 'Royal Park' Apartments, 34 Park Road, Tasker Town, Bangalore - 560051 (Behind Hotel 'Harsha', Near Shivajinagar Bus Stand)
Email: vividhabangalore@hotmail.com
Tel: 2868680/2868121
- An autonomous collective of sexuality minorities. Meets every Sunday from 3PM to 6 PM.

Sabrang
C/o Box Holder, Post Box 7625, Bangalore - 560 076, India
Email:sabrang@lycos.com
- An activist collective (of sexuality minorities and heterosexuals) working for sexuality rights

Good As You
201 Samaraksha, 2nd Floor Royal Corner, 1–2 Lalbang Rd, Bangalore.
Email: goodasyoublr@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.geocities.com/goodasyoubangalore
Tel: 223 0959
- Support group for all people who are not exclusively heterosexual. Meets on Thursday from 6:30 PM to 8.30 PM

Swabhava
No. 54 Nanjappa Road, Shantinagar, Bangalore - 560 027
Email swabhava_trust@hotmail.com
Web: http://www.swabhava.org
- Non Governmental Organization (NGO) providing support to sexuality minorities

Sahaya Telephone Helpline (a project of Swabhava)
Email: sahayabangalore@hotmail.com
Tel: 223 0959
- Helpline for sexuality minorities. Open Tuesday and Friday, 7 PM to 9 PM

Jagruthi
C3, 2nd Floor, Jyothi Complex, 34/1 Infantry Road, Bangalore - 560 001
Email: jagru@vsnl.net
Tel: 2860346
- Sexual Health agency for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and transgenders

Indian Insitute of Geographical Studies (The Dharani Trust)
The Dharani Trust, 1, Shanthi Road, Shanthinagar, Bangalore 560 027
Email: thedharanitrustindia@yahoo.com
Web: www.dharanitrust.org/index.html
- Indian Institute of Geographical Studies: An Institute looking at academic studies on various issues including sexuality minorities through their Sexualities and Spaces Division.

Sneha Sangama
PO Box 3250, Bangalore 560032.
- Gay men's support group.

Swikriti
E-mail: swikriti2003@hotmail.com
Tel: 0 98301 82419

Prerana
 Email: sahayabangalore@hotmail.com (subject: Attn: Prerana Support Group)
- Support group for Lesbians and Bisexual women, Meetings are held on the first and third Sunday of each month, Contact the Sahaya Help Line on 223 0959 on Tuesdays and Fridays between 7 and 9 PM

Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit
First Floor, No. 4A, M.A.H. Road, Off Park Road, Tasker Town, Shivjainagar, Bangalore - 560 051
Email: aidslaw2@lawyerscollective.org
Web: http://www.hri.ca/partners/lc, http://www.lawyerscollective.org
Tel: 5123 9130 / 1

Alternative Law forum
 Email: alforum@vsnl.net
Tel: 286 5757
- provides legal assistance to LGBT people among other support

HYDERABAD (Telephone Code: 91 40)
Saathi/Sampark
2nd Floor, Sana Apartments, Red Hills, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad - 500 004
Email: saathi99@yahoo.com
Tel: 657 1225/337 5401
- Support space for gay, bisexual men

Saathi
PO Box 571, Putlibowli PO, Hyderabad
- Gay support group.

Gay Info Centre
C/o Owais, PO Box 1662, Secunderabad HPO 500003
- Provides literature, contacts and resources on homosexuality in India.

Mithrudu
5-8-595/B/16 Mubarak Bazar Lane, Abids Road, Hyderabad - 500 001
Email: mithrudu@yahoo.com
Tel: 6666587
- Sexual Health agency for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)

LUCKNOW (Telephone Code: 91 522)
Bharosa
216/6/5 Peerpur House, 8 Tilak Marg, Lucknow - 226 001
Email: bharosatrust@usa.net, bharosatrust@yahoo.co.in
Fax: 0522 - 205267
- Sexual Health agency for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)

Friends of India
PO Box 59, Mahanagar, Lucknow 226006
Tel 247009
- Local gay support group.

Naz Foundation International (Regional Liaison Office)
9 Gulzar Colony New Berry Lane, Behind Times Of India, Lucknow - 226 001
Phone: 205781/2, +91 (0)522 - 2205781-2 Fax : 205783, +91 (0)522 2205783
Email: nazfoundint@yahoo.com


Arif Jafar
Executive Director
Phone: Fax: Mob.:+919839300003
Email: arif@nfi.net Website: www.nfi.net
Email: aslam@nfi.net Website: www.nfi.net

Shivananda Khan
Chief Executive :
Naz Foundation International
Email: shiv@nfi.net
PATNA
AASRA
GPO Box 68, Patna - 800 001
Email: aasra@dte.vsnl.net.in
- Group for gay and bisexual men

PUNE (Telephone Code: 91 20)
Olava(Organised Lesbian Alliance for Visibility and Acceptance)
Post Box 2108, Model Colony Post Office, Pune - 411 016
Email: olava_2000@yahoo.com
- A collective of lesbian and bisexual women

Nirmal Gadgil
Email: nirmal23@hotmail.com
Web: http://members.tripod.com/nirmalgadgil
helpline 020-433 4104
- Help for intersexuals transvestites

BARODA
Lakshya Trust
203, Second floor, Shruti Flats, Behind Kalpvruksh Complex, Near T. B. Hospital, Gotri Road, Baroda.
Email : lakshya123@rediffmail.com
- Sexual health agency for gays, kothis and hijras

VIJAYAWADA (Telephone Code: 91 866)
Saathi
11-1-231/2, B R P Road, One Town, Vijayawada - 520 001
Tel: 635 241
- Gay support group

VISHAKAPATNAM
New group forming
 Dominick, P.O. Box 203, Vishakapatnam, AP - 530 001

PONDICHERRY
Thozhan
106/2 Rue Francois Martin, Kourousoukouppam, Pondicherry - 605 012
Email: thozhen_2000@yahoo.com
- Sexual Health agency for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)

KOCHI
Men India Movement
PO Box 885, Kochi 682005, Kerala.
- Gay men's support group.

SOUTH ASIA
SRI LANKA
Companions on a Journey
40/16, Park Road, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka
Email: coj@sri.lanka.net
Tel: 94-1-500 570
- Group for gay men and lesbians

Women's Support Group
40/16, Park Road, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka
Tel: 94-75-331 988
- Group for lesbian women

PAKISTAN
Vision
140-B Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan
Email: vision@nexlinx.net.pk
Tel: 92-42-630-4681/853-740, Fax: 92-42-630-528-9257
- Sexual Health agency for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)

BANGLADESH
Bandhu Social Welfare Society
106/2 Kakarail, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email: bandhu@bdmail.net
Tel: 880-2-933-9898, Fax: 880-2-831-5224
- Sexual Health agency for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)

INTERNATIONAL
International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)
Kolenmarkt, 81, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Email: ilga@ilga.org
Web: http://www.ilga.org
Telefax: 32-2-502-2471

PFLAG (Parent and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
1101, 14th St. NW Suite 1030, Washington DC, 20005 - USA
Email: info@pflag.org
Web: http://www.pflag.org
Tel: 202-638-4200, Fax: 202-638-0243

IGLHRC (International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission)
1360 Mission Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94103 - USA
Email: iglhrc@iglhrc.org
Web: http://www.iglhrc.org
Tel: 415.255.8680, Fax: 415.255.8662

Human Rights Watch,
New York
lgbt@hrw.org

Naz Foundation International - London Office
Palingswick House, 241 King Street
London W6 9LP, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)208563 0191 Fax: +44 (0)208741 9841
Executive Director : Kim Mulji
Email: kim@nfi.net