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LGBTQIA+ Support Groups & Organisations in India by City

This directory brings together publicly available information about LGBTQIA+ support groups, community organisations, transgender organisations, peer-support networks, counselling resources, health organisations and LGBTQIA+-friendly community services across India.

Resources are organised by city and region so that people can find a relevant organisation more easily.

Last reviewed: 27 September 2026

Important information:

This is an informational community-resource directory. IndianDost does not operate, control or officially represent the organisations listed here unless specifically stated.

Phone numbers, email addresses, office locations, programmes and social-media accounts can change. Please verify current contact information through an organisation's official website or current social-media account before visiting an office or sharing personal information.

Some LGBTQIA+ groups are informal or operate primarily through private online communities. Their information may therefore be intentionally limited for community safety and privacy.

Delhi / New Delhi (10 resources)

Harmless Hugs

LGBTQIA+ community and peer-support group

Location / Address:
Delhi / Online

Email: harmlesshugs.india@gmail.com

About: Community platform providing queer gatherings, workshops and support.

The Bi-Collective

Bisexual, bi+ and pansexual community support

Location / Address:
Delhi / Online

Email: bicollectivedelhi@gmail.com

About: Community resource and support space for bisexual, bi+ and pansexual people.

Community Empowerment Trust

Transgender community support

Location / Address:
Delhi

About: Works around community empowerment, health, education and livelihoods.

Aarohan

Transgender community support

Location / Address:
Delhi NCR

About: Community support resource for transgender people.

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Mumbai / Maharashtra (10 resources)

Umang LGBTQ+ Support Group

Lesbian, bisexual women and transmasculine support

Location / Address:
Mumbai

Mobile / WhatsApp: +91 9892940966

Website: Official website

About: A Humsafar-supported community collective. WhatsApp access is available after verification.

Gaurav CBO

Sexual-minority community and health organisation

Location / Address:
Dhamankar House, near Ocean Breeze Apartment, Juhu Koliwada, Khar Danda, Mumbai - 400054

Phone: +91 22 26673800

Website: Official website

About: Community-based organisation working with sexual-minority communities.

Sakhi Char Chowghi Trust

Transgender and sexual-minority community support

Location / Address:
Maharashtra

About: Community organisation listed in Maharashtra LGBTQ resource directories.

Thane Queer Collective

Queer community and peer-support collective

Location / Address:
Thane / Mumbai Metropolitan Region

About: Use its current social-media presence for community updates.

That Queer Block

Queer community collective

Location / Address:
Thane / Navi Mumbai

About: Community-focused collective in the Thane/Navi Mumbai area.

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Bengaluru / Karnataka (9 resources)

Swabhava Trust

LGBTQIA+ counselling and community support

Location / Address:
4th Floor, M.S. Plaza, 13th A Cross, 4th Main Road, Sampangi Rama Nagar, Bengaluru - 560027

Phone: +91 80 22230959

Email: swabhavatrust@gmail.com

About: Provides LGBTQIA+-sensitive support and counselling resources.

Raahi Bangalore

Trans, lesbian, bisexual and queer women support

Location / Address:
Sadashiva Temple Road, Ramaswamipalya, Maruthi Sevanagar, Bengaluru - 560033

Phone: +91 9739780319

Email: raahithejourney@gmail.com

About: Community and crisis-support resource, particularly for transmasculine people and queer women.

Aneka Trust

Gender and sexuality rights organisation

Location / Address:
Bengaluru, Karnataka

Phone: +91 9980539362

About: Community and rights organisation.

Jeeva

LGBTQIA+ community and mental-health support

Location / Address:
Bengaluru

Email: jeevabng@gmail.com

Website: Official website

About: Community resource focused particularly on working-class sexuality minorities.

Good As You

LGBTQIA+ community and support group

Location / Address:
Bengaluru

Phone: +91 80 22230959

About: Long-running Bengaluru community space.

Bengaluru Frontrunners

LGBTQIA+ sports and community group

Location / Address:
Cubbon Park, Bengaluru

About: Inclusive running and walking community. Current meetup information should be checked through its current social channels.

Bangalore Queer Football

Queer sports and community group

Location / Address:
Bengaluru

About: Community football group welcoming queer participants and allies.

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Kolkata / West Bengal (5 resources)

Kolkata Rainbow Pride

Queer community and Pride network

Location / Address:
Kolkata

About: Network of individuals and groups involved in Kolkata's queer community and Pride activities.

Harmless Hugs – Kolkata

LGBTQIA+ community support

Location / Address:
Kolkata / Online

Email: harmlesshugs.india@gmail.com

About: Community support platform also operating across Delhi and Kolkata.

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Chennai / Tamil Nadu (8 resources)

Nirangal

LGBTQIA+ crisis and peer support

Location / Address:
Chennai

Phone: +91 9840699776

Email: nirangal.india@gmail.com

About: Crisis support for sexual minorities, including men, women and transgender people.

LBTW Chennai

Lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex and asexual women community

Location / Address:
Chennai / Online

About: Community group primarily using its current Facebook community.

Chennai Queer Cafe

Queer peer-support and social space

Location / Address:
Chennai

About: Community peer-support/social resource. Verify current meeting details before visiting.

Tamil Nadu LGBTIQ

Youth-led LGBTQIA+ community organisation

Location / Address:
Tamil Nadu

Website: Official website

About: Youth-led awareness and community-support initiative.

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Pune / Maharashtra (8 resources)

MIST LGBTQ Foundation

LGBTQIA+ community, health, HIV and crisis support

Location / Address:
Urban Homes, Kutwal Colony, Sathe Wasti, Lohegaon, Pune - 411047

Mobile / WhatsApp: +91 9429690117

Email: info@lgbtq.co.in

Website: Official website

About: LGBTQ-led organisation working on community support, healthcare, HIV prevention and inclusion.

YUTAK LGBTQ Trust

LGBTQIA+ community support and Pride organisation

Location / Address:
Pune / Pimpri-Chinchwad

Phone: +91 8459456178

About: Runs community support meetings and Pride-related activities.

Runanubandha Peer Support

LGBTQIA+ peer support and referrals

Location / Address:
Pune

Phone: +91 8668457057

About: Connects queer people with mental-health, healthcare, legal and community resources.

Shikhandi Trust

Transgender and LGBTQIA+ community support

Location / Address:
204, Pranay Raj Greens, Bhairav Nagar Road, Vishrantwadi, Pune - 411015

Mobile / WhatsApp: +91 8999932662

Email: manasvigoilkar@gmail.com

About: Transgender-led community and cultural initiative.

IPH Pune – SAFE LGBTQIA+ Support Group

LGBTQIA+ mental-health and peer support

Location / Address:
Pune

Mobile / WhatsApp: +91 7588098058

About: Offers LGBTQIA+-affirmative mental-health support and a SAFE support group.

Pune Queer Sports Club

LGBTQIA+ sports and community

Location / Address:
Pune

About: Queer sports community. Contact through current Instagram information.

Queer Campus – Pune

Queer youth and student community

Location / Address:
Pune / Online

About: Student and youth-focused queer support resource.

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Hyderabad / Telangana (4 resources)

Mobbera Foundation

LGBTQIA+ community and crisis support

Location / Address:
Husna Mansion, Azmath Nagar, Kalyanpuri, Uppal, Hyderabad - 500039

Mobile / WhatsApp: +91 7893397732

Email: mobberafoundation@gmail.com

About: Current crisis-support directory lists Mobbera Foundation for Telangana.

Queer Nilayam

LGBTQIA+ peer-support collective

Location / Address:
Hyderabad

About: Community support around mental wellbeing, health, housing, employment and social connection.

Mist LGBTQ Foundation – Hyderabad

LGBTQIA+ community, health and HIV support

Location / Address:
Hyderabad / Telangana

Mobile / WhatsApp: +91 9429690117

Email: info@lgbtq.co.in

Website: Official website

About: Mist states that its work extends to Hyderabad.

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Kerala – Kochi / Thiruvananthapuram (3 resources)

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Ahmedabad / Gujarat (3 resources)

IIMAlly – IIM Ahmedabad

LGBTQIA+ campus resource group

Location / Address:
IIM Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Website: Official website

About: LGBTQ+ resource group involving students, alumni and faculty.

Queerabad

Queer community / Pride network

Location / Address:
Ahmedabad, Gujarat

About: Community and Pride-related queer network.

Mist LGBTQ Foundation – Gujarat

LGBTQIA+ health, community and advocacy

Location / Address:
Gujarat / regional support

Mobile / WhatsApp: +91 9429690117

Email: info@lgbtq.co.in

Website: Official website

About: Mist has conducted regional LGBTQIA+ programmes in Gujarat.

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Vadodara / Surat / Rajkot – Gujarat (2 resources)

Lakshya Trust

LGBTQIA+ / GBT community and health organisation

Location / Address:
Vadodara / Surat / Rajkot

Email: labiacollective@gmail.com

Website: Official website

About: Community organisation with a long history of work with sexual minorities.

Be The Change

LGBTQIA+ community support

Location / Address:
Surat, Gujarat

About: Community initiative working toward safer spaces for LGBTQIA+ people.

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Bhubaneswar / Odisha (2 resources)

Bhubaneswar Pride

Queer community and Pride network

Location / Address:
Bhubaneswar, Odisha

About: Community Pride network. Current event information should be checked through current social channels.

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Guwahati / Assam (2 resources)

The Humsafar Trust – Guwahati

LGBTQIA+ health and community support

Location / Address:
Guwahati, Assam

Website: Official website

About: Humsafar currently lists a Guwahati office.

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Nagpur / Maharashtra (2 resources)

SAATHII – Nagpur

LGBTQIA+, HIV and sexual-health support

Location / Address:
Plot No. 28, Shree Sai Ashish, 2nd Floor, SBI Colony, Shrike Layout, Raj Nagar, Chhaoni, Katol Road, Nagpur - 440013

Phone: +91 7122583889

Email: info@saathii.org

Website: Official website

About: Community health and HIV-related support resource.

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Jaipur / Rajasthan (2 resources)

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Kanpur / Uttar Pradesh (1 resources)

Kanpur Queer Welfare Foundation

LGBTQIA+ crisis and community support

Location / Address:
232/1 Anuj Pandey Marg, Sanigawan Road, Police Chowki, Kanpur - 208021

Mobile / WhatsApp: +91 8090571020

Email: kanpurqueerlgbtqi@gmail.com

About: Current crisis-support directory listing.

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Lucknow / Uttar Pradesh (1 resources)

Bharosa

LGBTQIA+ support resource

Location / Address:
216/6/5, Peerpur House, 8 Tilak Marg, Lucknow - 226001

Phone: +91 522208689

Email: bharosatrust@yahoo.co.in

About: Listed in South Asian queer community resource directories; verify current operations before publishing as active.

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Kolhapur / Maharashtra (1 resources)

Abhimaan Kolhapur

LGBTQIA+ community and crisis support

Location / Address:
C/o Granth The Book World, 5th Lane, Rajarampuri, Kolhapur - 416008

Mobile / WhatsApp: +91 9922295522

Email: abhimaan.kolhapur@gmail.com

About: Listed in Mist's current crisis-support resources.

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Coimbatore / Tamil Nadu (1 resources)

Queerbatore

LGBTQIA+ peer-support and social collective

Location / Address:
Coimbatore

Email: orinam.net@gmail.com

Website: Official website

About: Informal queer support collective. Contact Orinam for current joining information.

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Puducherry (1 resources)

Sahodaran Community Oriented Health Development Society

MSM and transgender health/community support

Location / Address:
Puducherry

Email: sahodaran_pondy@yahoo.com

About: Listed by Orinam among Puducherry community resources.

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Madurai / Tamil Nadu (1 resources)

Srishti Madurai

LGBTQIA+ and intersex human-rights organisation

Location / Address:
Madurai, Tamil Nadu

About: Community and human-rights resource for LGBTQIA+ and intersex people.

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National / Online India (6 resources)

Sampoorna

Trans and intersex community network

Location / Address:
India / Online

Website: Official website

About: National community network focusing on trans and intersex rights and support.

Transmen Collective

Transmasculine and trans men community

Location / Address:
India / Online

About: Community network for trans men.

Indian Aces

Asexual community

Location / Address:
India / Online

About: Community resource for asexual people in India.

Global Queer Desi

South Asian LGBTQIA+ community resource

Location / Address:
India / International

Website: Official website

About: South Asian queer resource and community network.

Trikone

South Asian LGBTQIA+ community organisation

Location / Address:
International / South Asian community

Website: Official website

About: Useful diaspora and South Asian community resource.

ILGA Asia

Asian LGBTQIA+ regional network

Location / Address:
Asia / Regional

Website: Official website

About: Regional network connecting LGBTQIA+ organisations across Asia.

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National LGBTQIA+ Resources in India

Orinam – India LGBTQIA+ Resource Directory

Orinam maintains an extensive collection of LGBTQIA+-friendly community groups, counsellors, health providers, support networks and online resources.

Website: Orinam LGBTQIA+ Resources

SAATHII

SAATHII works in HIV, sexual health, gender and sexuality programmes and has offices/resources in several Indian cities.

Website: SAATHII

Facebook: SAATHII India

Instagram: @saathii_official

The Humsafar Trust

Humsafar operates queer health, wellbeing and community programmes in multiple Indian locations and provides information, counselling, health services and community support.

Website: Humsafar Trust

Instagram: @TheHumsafarTrust

Mist LGBTQ Foundation – National Crisis Support

Mist maintains a crisis-support resource covering several states and cities and provides LGBTQIA+ community, health, HIV-prevention and crisis-support resources.

Emergency / support: +91 9429690117

Email: info@lgbtq.co.in

Website: Mist LGBTQ Foundation

Safety When Contacting LGBTQIA+ Organisations

If you are contacting a community organisation for the first time, use the organisation's official website or verified social-media account whenever possible.

Do not send passwords, banking information, OTPs, Aadhaar numbers or other unnecessary personal documents to an organisation or individual through an unverified social-media account.

For an in-person meeting, consider meeting first in a public or officially listed community location and tell someone you trust where you are going.

Some community organisations intentionally keep their exact meeting locations private. This can be an important safety measure and should be respected.

About This LGBTQIA+ Directory

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Directory last reviewed: 27 September 2026