In the words of our wisest one, og mod: “If you can’t find queer media that represents you, then make it yourself!”
Truer words have never been spoken, and by honoring those words, we bring you a space of love, acceptance, and creativity. A space to use your voice and become the visionary of what it means to be Desi, queer, and a survivor. So, once again, calling out to all the many many talented writers, artists, poets, directors, leaders, biographers, dreamers, lovers, or those who simply want to tell your story…come and show us what it means to be you.
The Desi LGBT Fest Mods welcomes you to,
✨ Desi LGBT Fest 2023!!!✨
Where we share stories, poems, essays, art, photographs, and more:
Queer in themes: this is inclusive of trans, asexuals, aromantics, and all the other niche identities of the LGBTQIA+
Set around desi characters and/or desi settings. Desi including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Shri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, etc.
That’s it! It can be any genre, any desi language, any length. Engage as much as you want, as many times as you want, however you want.
The main tags that will be featured for this year’s fest are:
#desilgbtfest23 for the overall main contents
#dlf23day[#] (ex. #dlf23day1) for submission-specific prompts each day of the fest
Mods and Creators can include any tags they deem necessary outside of these two for their content, however, if you want your work featured in our blog, then MENTION US at @desilgbtfest on your post and use the tags above.
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