Humsafar Trust

This article is about the NGO in India. For other, see Humsafar (disambiguation).
Humsafar Trust
Founded1994
FounderAshok Row Kavi, Suhail Abbasi, Sridhar Rangayan
TypeCharitable trust
FocusLGBT rights, health
Location
Key people
Suhail Abbasi (Chairperson); Vivek Raj Anand (CEO)
Websitehttps://humsafar.org/about-us/

Humsafar Trust (humsafar meaning 'companion' in Hindustani: Hindi: हमसफ़र, Urdu: ہمسفر) is an NGO in Mumbai that promotes LGBT rights. Founded by Ashok Row Kavi, Suhail Abbasi, and Sridhar Rangayan in 1994, it is one of the largest and most active of such organisations in India.[1][2] It provides counselling, advocacy and healthcare to LGBT communities and has helped reduce violence, discrimination and stigma against them.[3] Humsafar Trust is the convenor member of Integrated Network for Sexual Minorities (INFOSEM).[4]

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  2. ^ TREAT Asia Report (March 2008). "An Interview with Ashok Row Kavi—Coming Out in India". amFAR.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  3. ^ "The Humsafar Trust – Accepting alternative sexualities | satyamevjayate.in". Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. ^ "INFOSEM - India Network for Sexual Minorities". www.infosem.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.