As allies, our commitment to the causes of the queer community must extend year round, and resource mobilization is one of the ways can support them. We have compiled a short, non-exhaustive list of resources available in India to queer people, pertaining to legal help, healthcare, mental health, support groups, helplines and NGOs.
1) The Agents of Ishq List of Queer Support Resources Of All Kinds includes a wide variety of links to NGOs, legal and medical aid, support groups, networks and community platforms, campus groups, advocacy, awareness and research, queer blogs and newsletters.
2) Varta is a list of queer-friendly legal and health professionals.
3) Queer-friendly health professionals, including mental health: Pink List, Orinam, GoodAsYou, AOI, Innersight, Trans-friendly health services
4) Emergency helpline numbers: Sangama runs 24-hour helplines for sexual minorities dealing with issues of harassment. They can be reached at the following numbers: Tel: 099 4560 1651/52 , 099 4560 1653/54, 099 4523 1493, 080 2343 9124 (LesBiT), 099 452 31494 (Samara)
5) NGOs and Support Groups: LGBTQ India Resource, Trikone, Queerythm - Support group based in Trivandrum.
