For many South Asians, a child’s queerness invariably becomes a family identity. Navigating the complexities of a family can be contentious — and few know that better than Aruna Rao, Founder of Desi Rainbow Parents & Allies. Rao’s desire to create a community for parents of queer, desi children was the driving spark for Desi Rainbow, as BGM’s Brown boy contributor Stephen Jiwanmall reported last month.

Desi Rainbow has become a staple among the various support services for LGBTQIA+ South Asians

Response to an government request for more evidence on a petition to remove conditions on a spousal green card.

Example of legal writing used to clarify an answer on the citizenship application (USCIS Form N-400).

Explanation letter for an answer on the citizenship petition (USCIS From N-400).

Press release for Rangoli Pittsburgh's 2019 LGBTQ+ AAPI Day of Visibility celebrations.

A Sri-Lankan Tamil man is imagining new possibilities for the Toronto South Asian LGBTQ+ community “In a white world, it becomes very challenging because you feel like you’re the only person in this entire world who is brown and gay.” Haran Vijayanathan is no stranger to the complicated experience of straddling both South Asian and LGBTQ+ identities. As the Executive Director of Toronto’s Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP), he currently leads one of the few organizations dedicated

Petition letter written to support a Motion to Reopen & Appeal a denied H-1B.