Contact Us

Lesbians, Bi-sexual women, Gender non-conforming AFAB (Assigned Female at Birth) persons and Transmasculine individuals who are feeling unsafe, alone, under pressure, socially ostracized and need counseling can reach us through letters, emails and over telephone. We pledge full confidentiality.

Families of LGBT persons can also contact us for information and to support our cause.

All like minded persons irrespective of gender and sexual orientation supporting our cause over 18 years of age can also contact us to strengthen our movement.

Students and researchers can also contact us for accessing our Sexuality Resource Centre library and for doing internship at our organisation.

  • Address

    21, Jogendra Garden (South) Ground Floor, (Near Hindol Park), Kolkata – 700 078

  • Phone

    +91 33 2441 9995 (10 am – 6 pm except Mondays, 2nd and 4th Sundays)

  • Helpline

    +91 98315 18320 (10 am – 6 pm except Mondays)

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Contact No. +91 9125621974 / 9919693999
Email: awadhpride@gmail.com

All Trans Man Association in Manipur (ATMA)

A support group and resource base for transmen, lesbians in the north-eastern regions, India focusing Manipur

Contact No. +91 7005335641

E-mail: atmatransmanipur16@gmail.com


Amitie Trust

Amitié Trust works on HIV AIDS prevention and control in West Bengal

Contact No. +91 7980782078,

                         +91 33 2622 0122

E-mail: amitie.trust@yahoo.com


ATHB

A support group for LGBTQ community in West Bengal

Contact: +91 9830027185

E-mail: ranjitbandhan69@rediffmail.com

Alternative Law Forum (ALF)

Provides legal support to a wide variety of marginalized people on the basis of class, race, caste, gender, disability or sexuality in Karnataka

Contact No.: +91 8022868757 (9 a.m. - 8 p.m.)

E-mail: contact@altlawforum.org

Website: https://altlawforum.org

CREA

CREA is a feminist human rights organisation working on rights of women and girls, sexual and reproductive freedoms of all people in New Delhi

Phone: (011) 24377707 / 24378700 / 24378701 (Mon, Wed, Fri)

E-mail: crea@creaworld.org

Website: https://www.creaworld.org

Dostanasafar

Dostanasafar is community based organisation for transgender & Hijra community in Bihar

Contact No.: +91 8409834552


E-mail: dostanasafar@gmail.com


Website:  Dostana Safar | Commutiny - The Youth Collective

i CALL TISS

iCALL – Initiating Concern for All is a Psychosocial Helpline, which offers counselling services by telephone and email to individuals in psychosocial distress. It is based in TISS Mumbai.
Contact No.: +91 9152987821 (Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.)


Kolkata Anandam for Equality and Justice

Working for the equal rights and opportunities for LGBT community in Kolkata
Contact No.: +91 7059337307


Kolkata Rista

Provides information & service to Gender and Sexual Minorities, Transgender/Hijra and the MSM (men having sex with men) community people in Kolkata
Contact No.: +91 9339219696


Koshish

A community based organisation for homosexual men, transwomen, and hijra community in Kolkata
Contact No.: +91 9830023153


                sramkolkata@rediffmail.com

Jalpaiguri Uttarayan

Working with M to F Transgender, Hijra persons, MSM and Female Sex Workers in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
Contact No.: +91 9609901747

Majlis

Majlis Legal Centre works towards the protection and promotion of women and children's legal rights in Maharashtra

Contact No.: +91 7506732641

E-mail: majlislaw@gmail.com

Website: https://majlislaw.com

Moitrisanjog Society

A community based organisation for gender-sexual minority persons in West Bengal

Contact No.: +91 7063418696

E-mail: moitrasanjog2011@gmail.com

Nazariya

A Queer Feminist Resource Group that works on gender-sexuality rights with a focus on LBT issues in New Delhi

Contact No.: +91 9818151707(Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

E-mail: nazariya.qfrg@gmail.com

Website: https://nazariyaqfrg.wordpress.com/

Nirangal

Crisis support for sexual minorities (men, women or transgender people) in Tamilnadu

Contact No.: +91 9840699776

E-mail: nirangal.india@gmail.com

Website: https://www.devex.com/organizations/nirangal-155592

Nirantar

Working on education, literacy, information and accessibility for women and girls, with a focus on the inter-linkages between gender, caste, sexuality and religion in New Delhi

Contact No.: +91 11 2696 6334

E-mail: nirantar.mail@gmail.com

 Website: https://www.nirantar.net/

Ondede

Recognizing and acknowledging that are existing movements like child rights, women’s rights, sexual minority rights, other vulnerable sections and various community media platforms , Ondede endeavors to link these different groups through areas of dialogu

Contact No.: +91 9980042532

E-mail: ondededvs@gmail.com

Website: https://ondede.wordpress.com/

Orinam

An all-volunteer collective of LGBTI people and allies based in Chennai. It functions as a support, cultural and activist space.

Contact No.: +91 9841557983,

                           +91 9884373433 (evening calls, or text preferred)

E-mail: orinam.net@gmail.com

Website: www.orinam.net

Pratyay Gender Collective

Rights collective started by Calcutta’s kothi, hijra and other gender non-conforming/ transgender women who remain excluded from the mainstay of broad human rights movements. Pratyay works to establish the economic rights and gender justice of transgender

Contact No.: +91 33 4000 4730

 Mobile No.: +91 9831031674

E-mail: pratyaygendertrust@gmail.com

Queerala

An online-offline space for Kerala LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) people, their family and friends and those who support LGBT. Activities include supporting queer individuals in coming out and being comfortable about themselves, disseminati

E-mail: queerala2014@gmail.com

Website: www.queerala.org

SAATHII

Works on HIV prevention, care, support, treatment and on reproductive health in several cities in India

Contact No. of Kolkata: +91 33 2416 4836,

                                                 +91 33 2484 4841 (Mon, Wed, Fri 12 - 5 p.m.)

E-mail: info@saathii.org

Website: www.saathii.org

Sahayatrika

Sahayatrika is a Queer group working with female born sexual and gender minorities (lesbian/bisexual women, and gender queer people who do not wish to live as women) in Kerala

Contact No.: +91 9744955866 (active 24 hours, Counselling only in Malayalam from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

E-mail: sahayatrika@gmail.com

Saheli

A women’s rights organisation in New Delhi addressing violence based on gender-sexuality among other related issues

E-mail: saheliwomen@gmail.com

Samabhavana

A organisation working for the gender-sexual minority rights based in Kolkata

Contact No.: +91 8420691605

E-mail: bds.samabhabona@gmail.com

Sangama

Non-profit group that works for the upliftment of sexual minorities in Karnataka

Contact No.: +91 8040952861

                          +91 8023519230

                           +91 8105762890

Website: https://www.sangama.org/

Solidarity Foundation

Works with sex workers and sexual minorities in Karnataka

Contact No.: +91 8040990154

E-mail: solidarityfoundation2013@gmail.com

Website: https://www.solidarityfoundation.in

Swabhava Trust

Provides support services for LGBTIQ community in Karnataka

Contact No.: +91 8022230959

E-mail: swabhavatrust@gmail.com

Swikriti

Empowering sexual minorities, adolescents & youths by educating them about sexuality and related issues

Contact No.: +91 9831743608 / 9434333642

E-mail: swikriti2003@hotmail.com

                swikriti_03@yahoo.co.in

Talk About Reproductive and Sexual Health (TARSHI)

Works on right to sexual wellbeing and to a self-affirming and enjoyable sexuality. Infoline guides through the sexual and reproductive choices, related issues, based in New Delhi

Contact No.: +91 11 2632 4022 (9:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday)

E-mail: tarshi@vsnl.com

Website: https://www.tarshi.net/site/

Umang

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Contact No.: +91 9930095856 (Monday to Friday, 10 am to 6.30 pm)

E-mail: umanglbt@gmail.com

Varta Trust

Varta Trust promotes dialogue and understanding on gender and sexuality as issues intimate and integral to human development in Kolkata

Contact No.: +91 9831288023

E-mail: vartablog@gmail.com

Website: https://vartagensex.org/

Vikalp/ Parma

Works to promote and protect the rights of the LBT people in Gujarat, particularly among the working class and rural tribal populations.

Contact No.: +91 265 235 2589,

                           +91 9879725969 (active for 24 hours)

E-mail: vikalpwomensgroup@gmail.com

Raahi

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Contact No.: +91 9739780319 (Monday to Friday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.)

E-mail: contact@raahithejourney.org

Website: https://www.raahithejourney.org

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                           +91 7001981480

E-mail: bengaltransmen@gmail.com

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E-mail: vanajacollective@gmail.com

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Contact No.: +91 9455519780 (Emergency 24*7, Counselling time 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

E-mail: prismaticfoundation22@gmail.com

YP Foundation

A youth led organization that facilitates young people's feminist and rights-based leadership on issues of health equity, gender justice, sexuality rights and social justice

Contact No.: +91 012 0430 8690

                          +91 021 2248 1111