{"id":11905,"date":"2019-11-29T20:12:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T14:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/?p=11905"},"modified":"2022-05-18T14:41:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T09:11:42","slug":"gaysi-family-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/gaysi-family-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaysi Family: Bringing South Asia’s ‘Gay Desis’ Under One Roof"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community<\/b><\/p>\n

\/k\u0259\u02c8mju\u02d0n\u026ati\/<\/span><\/p>\n

noun<\/span><\/i> –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s 2022, communities are getting bigger, and some have their own flag! With Gaysi Family, a community means something more. To know more, we got in touch with Sakshi, a member of the Gaysi Family, and this is their story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Gaysi Family?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Gaysi Family was started as a <\/span>blog <\/b>to provide a voice and a safe space to \u2018desis\u2019 (people from the South Asian Subcontinent) that identify as <\/span>Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer+<\/b> (LGBTQ).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What began as a simple idea; sharing stories about being gay and desi (thus, Gaysi!) has evolved into a safe space too. Gaysi regularly hosts a roster of authors from all over the world, diverse content creators and online visitors.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

An LGBTQ haven – both online and offline<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since 2011, Gaysi Family has also created<\/span> offline<\/b> spaces to screen queer films, hold book reading evenings, and open mic events –\u00a0 \u2018Dirty Talk\u2019, with known artists, celebrities and people from the queer community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That’s not all, they also have fun events where different members of the community can just come and enjoy an evening “chilling”. you have their badminton tournaments ‘Flick-it’ or the crowd’s favourite – trivia nights or “Can you repeat the question?”.<\/p>\n

The community also has a self-published queer magazine, called The Gaysi Zine.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zine Bazaar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Being a Family<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cWe think the most unique aspect of Gaysi, is our family-style of working and creation. A lot of the content we create for the community comes from the community\u201d – Sakshi\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gaysi Family does not leave you on ‘read’. The team are in constant contact with people who reach out to them and are always on the lookout for collaborations and partnerships with creative mavericks from the LGBTQ community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c Our writers, illustrators and other creators have all come from first being a part of the online family that have watched our work and engaged with it. It’s something we are proud of and immensely appreciate.\u201d – Sakshi, The Gaysi Family<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Does an LGBTQ community space have challenges?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

True, being a safe space for a community that is still marginalised by a conservative society has its challenges, but for Gaysi, it\u2019s easily tackled!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Like many content-driven companies, Gaysi faces a big challenge in getting their work as wide-reaching as possible, especially with a brand image primarily focused on an English- speaking audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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