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Boys of Bangladesh is the oldest and largest network of self-identified gay men living in the country and abroad. Based in Dhaka, this non-registered, non-funded and non-formal group is run by a pool of volunteers. The group aims at building a gay community in Bangladesh and repealing Section 377.
Boys of Bangladesh is the oldest and largest network of self-identified gay men living in the country and abroad. Based in Dhaka, this non-registered, non-funded and non-formal group is run by a pool of volunteers. The group aims at building a gay community in Bangladesh and repealing Section 377.
Boys of Bangladesh is the oldest and largest network of self-identified gay men living in the country and abroad. Based in Dhaka, this non-registered, non-funded and non-formal group is run by a pool of volunteers. The group aims at building a gay community in Bangladesh and repealing Section 377.
Boys of Bangladesh, popularly abbreviated BoB, for-
merly known as Boys Only Bangladesh, [3] is the old- est running and the largest network of self-identied Bangladeshi gay men living in the country and abroad. Based in Dhaka, this non-registered, non-funded and non-formal group is run by a pool of volunteers. [4] Boys of Bangladesh operates since 2002 and maintains a web- site, a Yahoo! Group [5] and a Facebook page [6] as the primary networking and communication media. In addition to online activities, BoB arranges events like consciousness-raising workshops, takes part in LGBT- related festivals and organizes social get-togethers such as parties and picnics. Boys of Bangladesh aims at building a gay community in the country [7] and repealing Section 377. [8] 1 History BoB started out as an online Yahoo! Group in late 2002. It initially existed under the name Boys Only Bangladesh and cooperated with another group, Teen Gay Bangladesh (TGB), with aims such as bringing gay men in Bangladesh together. BoBs founder, Dhaka-born Quazi Haque, cur- rently residing in Sydney, Australia, created the platform out of his determination to provide a support network for the gay population of Bangladesh. [4] However, both groups were closed down by Yahoo! authorities by the end of 2002, and so later was Bangladeshi Gay Boys, a new online community attempting to replace TGB. Nonetheless, after reopening on 4 January 2003, [7] BoB remains active to date, having undergone changes, such as changing its name to Boys of Bangladesh. Initially, BoB mostly remained an online group with spo- radic, closely guarded, oine social events for its selected members, staying devoid of any political edge. It was not until May 2005 when it attempted to assert itself polit- ically by sending a letter to The Daily Star newspaper, regarding the rst International Day Against Homopho- bia and Transphobia. The letter, which presented a brief overviewof the situation of gay community in Bangladesh and highlighted its main problems, met mostly with nega- tive response, what made BoB decide to stay apolitical. [9] Around the same time, a safe sex campaign was initi- ated, oering HIV testings at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dhaka, and Boys of Bangladesh knotted cooperation with a Bangladeshi hu- man rights organization Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) for a survey on sexual diversity. The number of group mem- bers had signicantly grown by 2006, however, the state of emergency introduced in the country stopped BoB from organising any events for some period of time. [10] In May 2008, BoB celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) at a cafe in Dhaka, which marked the rst time when BoB appeared openly in public as a group of gay activists with the acknowledg- ment of the venue authority. [10] In September, a BoB member, Shakhawat Hossain, participated in an inter- national workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal, titled South Asian Partnership Building Workshop, organized by a Nepalese LGBT rights organization, Blue Diamond Society. [11] In February 2009, with the help from the Norwegian National Association for Lesbian and Gay Liberation, BoB organized the rst LGBT-related work- shop in Bangladesh, titled Workshop on Sexual Diver- sity, Partnership Building and Networking. November sawan arrangement of another event which met with pos- itive reception. [12] Subsequently, Boys of Bangladesh secured an oce space that would serve as its headquarters and resource centre. A rainbow ag was hoisted in the oce premise to announce its existence as well as express its solidarity with the worldwide LGBT movement, which also marked the rst time a rainbow ag had been unfurled in a pub- lic place in Bangladesh. In October 2010, BoB took part in the second installment of Under the Rainbow, a cul- tural event initiated by the Goethe-Institut in Bangladesh to discuss LGBT issues in the country. [13] The ve-day festival included movie screenings, art exhibitions and musical performances, bringing together leading human rights activists from within the country and abroad. In April 2011, BoB organized a conference with Bandhu Social Welfare Society (BSWS) and South Asian Human Rights Commission of Marginalized Sexualities and Gen- ders (SAHRCMSG), and contributed to production of a short lmWithout Any Windowof His Own, [14] which was later screened at the International Festival of Documen- tary Film on Liberation and Human Rights in Dhakas Central Public Library. [15] 2012 saw further events orga- nized by BoB, including a series of Lets Talk work- shops and a celebration of IDAHO with the presence of international representatives. [16] 2 Gallery Members of BoB celebrating IDAHO in 2010 1 2 4 REFERENCES Workshop organized by BoB in 2009 3 See also LGBT rights in Bangladesh LGBT rights in France LGBT rights in Turkey 4 References [1] Boys of Bangladesh (BoB) extquotedbl. www.msmgf. org. Retrieved 2013-01-09. [2] Editors Letter. pink-pages.co.in. Retrieved 2013-01- 09. [3] Stewart, Chuck (2010). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of LGBTIssues Worldwide. Greenwood Press. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-313-34233-2. Retrieved 2011-05-10. [4] Getting connected in Bangladesh. www.starobserver. com.au. Retrieved 2011-05-10. [5] BoysOnlyBangladesh : Boys of Bangladesh. groups.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-01-07. [6] Boys of Bangladesh (BoB) extquotedbl. www.facebook. com. Retrieved 2013-01-08. [7] The Boys of Bangladesh. pink-pages.co.in. Retrieved 2013-01-09. [8] Bangladesh: Treatment of homosexuals including leg- islation, availability of state protection and support ser- vices. www.unhcr.org. Retrieved 2013-01-09. [9] Tanveer Reza Rouf. Comfortable in the virtual closet. www.himalmag.com. Retrieved 2011-05-10. [10] History of the E-Groups and BoBs Evolution. www. boysofbangladesh.org. Retrieved 2013-01-08. [11] Announcement of South Asia LGBT Partnership Work- shop, September 34, 2008, Kathmandu, Nepal. gayswithoutborders.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2011-05- 10. [12] One Day, One Struggle: Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies. www.iglhrc.org. Retrieved 2011-12-31. [13] Embracing love and equality in diversity. www. daily-sun.com. Retrieved 2011-05-10. [14] without any window of His own/Bangladesh. www. youtube.com. Retrieved 2013-01-08. [15] Without any window of his own. www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-01-08. [16] Tanvir Alim. Bangladesh Celebrates International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) extquotedbl. glob- alqueerdesi.wordpress.com. 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