Jasvir Sgh is a proment Sikh voice the UK. He is also gay, and se no nflict between his sexualy and relign.
Contents:
- SHEP SGH: “I WANT TO ASSURE OTHER YOUNG QUEER SIKHS THAT ONE COULD BE GAY AND SIKH”
- GAY SIKH
- GAY "SIS": HOW LANGUAGE FRE US TO BE OURSELV
- BEG SIKH, GAY AND GROWG UP NEW YORK
SHEP SGH: “I WANT TO ASSURE OTHER YOUNG QUEER SIKHS THAT ONE COULD BE GAY AND SIKH”
Founr of Indian e-magaze Gaylaxy explas why urage n be very fect... * gay siks *
It is also a fah where, for a long time, no large-sle discsns around the topic of homosexualy have taken place wh the muny (for good or bad).
I was Sikh, and later I realized I was gay, and both of the were part of me, and I did not thk beg one meant givg up on the other. But as I started unrstandg my sexualy more, beme part of var onle queer groups and muni, and joed some of the gay datg webs, I started yearng to see gay men who looked like me – wh a turban and beard. Many profil on gay datg s also mentned “No Sikhs, ” or “No Sardars” [Ed: another term for Sikhs].
Instead of the clean-shaved look that most gay men seemed to have and prefer, my turban and facial hair (along wh the texts the datg s) sowed a doubt my md that no one would ever want to date me, g to a lot of body-image issu that took a while to go. But spe not beg relig myself, my experienc as a gay man were startg to get shaped bee of my relig inty. As a 22 year old, I lnched a LGBT e-magaze lled Gaylaxy 2010 to provi a platform for the muny to nnect wh each other.
GAY SIKH
Unfortunately for you and our other LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr) brothers and sisters, you are born to one of the most hetero-male domated culture ever. And we thought our liv as straight men or women were tough? * gay siks *
I wanted to assure other young queer Sikhs that one uld be gay and Sikh, and live their life openly.
” Generatg a lot of discsn some Sikh foms onle, I felt empowered to eventually follow up wh an article challengg the homophobia shown by SGPC (the body regulatg Gudwaras India). “At the Delhi Queer Pri 2017, I amplified the msage around my tersectnal inty when along wh the rabow turban, I rried a poster by the group Sarbat that read 'Some Sikhs are gay. For a fah which has always advoted equaly and stood up for the opprsed, but where s texts are silent on the issue of homosexualy, we need to open up nversatns wh the Sikh fah to safeguard s re and ensure that we do not let homophobia w.
GAY "SIS": HOW LANGUAGE FRE US TO BE OURSELV
Blog wrten by a Gay turban wearg Sikh outlg how homosexualy and Sikhism perfectly pliment each other. * gay siks *
Shep Sgh is the founr and edor--chief of Gaylaxy Magaze, an e-magaze wily read India and South Asia.
He ntributed the chapter on Sikhism and homosexualy the book I Am Dive So Are You about Karmic fahs and sexualy and has pleted a documentary on LGBT Sikhs, Sab Rab De Ban (We Are All God’s Children).
Navigatg this homophobic world as a gay or lbian is a ballpark we haven’t even begun to regnize.
BEG SIKH, GAY AND GROWG UP NEW YORK
* gay siks *
Please shed some light on how to ask a gay guy out, there are many gay Sikhs around, our life is a hell!
Unfortunately for you and our other LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr) brothers and sisters, you are born to one of the most hetero-male domated culture ever. Amidst the Humve and ttosterone filled bhangra petns, ’s impossible to fd gay love (or any kd for that matter). If this is the se for hetrosexuals, then one n jt image how difficult mt be to date as a homosexual an already extremely small muny.
Once you have a strong base of people who know, ask them to keep an eye out for other gay Sikhs.