BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23706@demo.gancio.org SUMMARY:South Asian HangOuts - Living in the closet and finding our true s elves DTSTAMP:20261024T092624Z DTSTART:20261020T180000Z DTEND:20261020T193000Z DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open and supportive conversation. Whether you're out\, partly out\nor not out at all\, you can share as much or as little as you * ****Topic: Living\nin the closet and finding our true selves**** * Date: Tuesday 20th October\, 2026\n* Time: 6 - 7.30pm ****About this ses sion**** For some South Asian LGBTQ+ men\,\nbeing open about our sexuality \, gender identity or expression\, and who we are\ncan feel difficult beca use of family\, culture\, religion\, marriage expectations\nor fear of rej ection.  * What is it like to hide parts of ourselves?   ^ * Where\ncan we feel safe enough to be ourselves?   ^ * And how do we balance being true\ nto ourselves with family\, cultural and religious expectations?  Join us for an\nopen and supportive conversation. Whether you're out\, partly out or not out at\nall\, you can share as much or as little as you like.  **** About South Asian\nHangOuts**** A twice monthly friendly and welcoming onl ine social and peer\nsupport group for gay\, bi and trans men with South A sian heritage. Our aim is to\nreduce isolation by creating a safe space to get to know each other through\nshared lived experiences\, topic discussi ons and creative activities. This online\nspace is an opportunity to build community by coming together and connecting\nwith one another in a safe a nd friendly non-judgmental space. * We meet the 1st\nand 3rd Tuesday of ea ch month 6 -7.30pm * Please try to arrive 5 minutes early.\nThe Zoom room closes at 6.10pm (this is so we can minimise any disruption). *\nPlease re ad our [online group agreement][1] **By South Asian we mean countries\ninc luding Afghanistan\, Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, India\, Iran\, Maldives\, Nepal \,\nPakistan\, and Sri Lanka and beyond. We welcome gay\, bi & trans men f rom all\nSouth Asian faith backgrounds as well as those who don’t identify with any\nfaith. One of the main aims of the groups is to reduce isolatio n including\nsocial\, cultural and geographical\, by connecting with each other's lived\nexperiences.** ****Connect with us**** Have you tried to co ntinue your\nconversations online with [LGBT HERO Forums][2] If you'd like to get involved\nwith event volunteering with LGBT HERO please email sam. killy@lgbthero.org.uk\nfor more info. If you'd like to join our newsletter please click [HERE][3] [1]:\nhttps://www.lgbthero.org.uk/online-group-agr eement [2]:\nhttps://lgbthero.forums.net/ [3]: https://oi.vresp.com/?fid=b f73cc59ca\nhttps://transdimension.uk/events/494239 URL:https://demo.gancio.org/event/south-asian-hangouts-living-in-the-closet -and-finding-our-true-selves LOCATION:Unknown Place - Unknown Place STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:transdimension LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T160203Z X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us for an open and supportive conversatio n. Whether you're out, partly out or not out at all, you can share as much or as little as you * ****Topic: Living in the closet and finding our tru e selves****
* Date: Tuesday 20th Oct ober, 2026
* Time: 6 -
7.30pm



****About this session****< br>
For some South Asian LGBTQ+ men, being open about our sexuality, ge nder
identity or expression, and who we are can feel difficult because of
family, culture, religion, marriage expectations or fear of rejectio n. 

* What is it like to hide parts of ourselves?  
^

* W here can we feel safe enough to be ourselves?  
^

* And how do w e balance being true to ourselves with family, cultural
and religious expectations? 

Join us for an open and supportive conversation. Wh ether you're out,
partly out or not out at all, you can share as much o r as little as you
like. 



****About South Asian HangOuts ****

A twice monthly friendly and welcoming online social and peer support
group for gay, bi and trans men with South Asian heritage.
< br>Our aim is to reduce isolation by creating a safe space to get to know< br>each other through shared lived experiences, topic discussions and
c reative activities.

This online space is an opportunity to build co mmunity by coming
together and connecting with one another in a safe an d friendly
non-judgmental space.

* We meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesd ay of each month 6 -7.30pm
* Please try to arrive 5 minutes early. The Zoom room closes at 6.10pm
(this is so we can minimise any disruption ).
* Please read our [online group agreement][1]

**By South Asia n we mean countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, I ran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka and
beyond. We welcome ga y, bi & trans men from all South Asian faith
backgrounds as well as those who don’t identify with any faith. One of
the main aims of the g roups is to reduce isolation including social,
cultural and geographica l, by connecting with each other's lived
experiences.**



****Connect with us****

Have you tried to continue your conversatio ns online with [LGBT HERO
Forums][2]

If you'd like to get involv ed with event volunteering with LGBT HERO
please email sam.killy@lgbthe ro.org.uk for more info.

If you'd like to join our newsletter pleas e click [HERE][3]





[1]: https://www.lgbthero.org.uk/ online-group-agreement
[2]: https://lgbthero.forums.net/
[3]: https: //oi.vresp.com/?fid=bf73cc59ca

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