Trikone

Trikone () is a non-profit support, social, and political organization for South Asian bisexual, lesbian, gay, and transgender people. It was founded in 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area and claims to be the oldest group of its kind in the world. 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. Trikone publishes an eponymous magazine with an international base of subscribers several times a year.

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

Purpose

The stated goals of Trikone are:

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• Bringing people of South Asian heritage together in a supportive and non-judgmental environment
• Promoting awareness, visibility, and acceptance of alternative sexualities in society
• Proudly affirming both South Asian identity and alternative sexualities
• Opposing discrimination

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They also have a magazine by the same name. It is circulated all over the world and is very popular. It is known for its serious and intellectual articles of great information and awareness. The current editor of the magazine is Mr. Ali. The...
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