Queer South Asian Women's Network

Queer South Asian Women's Network Grassroots organization seeking to visibilize, empower, and enhance a sense of belongingness amongst gender marginalized LGBTQ+ South Asian diaspora.

Let’s show Toronto that LGBTQ+ South Asians have always existed! March with QSAW Network in Toronto’s D**e March & Pride...
06/15/2026

Let’s show Toronto that LGBTQ+ South Asians have always existed! March with QSAW Network in Toronto’s D**e March & Pride float this year! Bring your loved ones too 🥰🌈

MEETING POINT/TIME: see respective posters

COMMUNICATIONS: rebrand.ly/qsawto (WhatsApp group)
—We will be coordinating through our WhatsApp group. Please join using the link above.

It may be hot so please bring your own water bottle

FAQ:
• We welcome your non-South Asian friends/partners to join too, as we understand this is a time to celebrate yourself with your loved ones 🥰🩷

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Hang out with us at our events in Toronto this month 🥰🌈• picnic reg closes June 15th - rsvp: qsawnetwork.com/events • to...
06/15/2026

Hang out with us at our events in Toronto this month 🥰🌈

• picnic reg closes June 15th - rsvp: qsawnetwork.com/events
• to march in either, join our WhatsApp group: rebrand.ly/qsawto

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05/28/2026

Don’t miss our 5th annual Q***r Desi picnic for women, trans, and nonbinary folks — the largest gathering for gender marginalized South Asians 💛 06.20.2026 at Hanlan’s Point, Toronto✨

🎟️Register at QSAWnetwork.com/events
⏳Registration closes June 15th!

🧺Potluck details will be sent to those who register (check your junk mail!)

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QSAW Network is pleased to organize our 5th annual picnic for LGBTQ+ South Asian women, trans, and nonbinary folks in To...
05/26/2026

QSAW Network is pleased to organize our 5th annual picnic for LGBTQ+ South Asian women, trans, and nonbinary folks in Toronto at Hanlan’s Point on June 20, 2026 💛

Here is the registration form: https://forms.gle/9c4T3rmYw8wzYrSX6

It’s an afternoon of friendship, games, and a potluck 🥰 You can come alone & meet new friends! Our group is super friendly and our volunteers will help introduce you to new friends, if needed💕

This event has historically been the largest in-person event for our gender marginal q***r South Asian community, and we look forward to organizing it again 🥰

—Note: The term South Asian is inclusive of Indo-Caribbean, Indo-African, and Fijian folks🫶🏽

Join us for next month’s Chai & Chill ✨Loving Across Cultures: Navigating Q***r Relationships When Your Partner Doesn’t ...
05/20/2026

Join us for next month’s Chai & Chill ✨Loving Across Cultures: Navigating Q***r Relationships When Your Partner Doesn’t Fully Understand Your World✨ on Thursday June 4, 2026 at 9pm EST | 8pm CST | 6pm PST.

Dating outside of your culture can bring deep connection, growth, and love, but also unique challenges, especially when navigating q***rness within South Asian families and communities. This workshop explores the emotional complexities of intercultural q***r relationships, including feeling misunderstood, carrying invisible cultural burdens, navigating family expectations, and communicating needs without constantly educating or shrinking yourself. Participants will leave with greater clarity, self-compassion, and tools for building more culturally aware and emotionally safe relationships.

Dina Yacoub is a counselling therapy student, workshop facilitator, and community advocate passionate about relational healing, emotional wellness, and culturally informed mental health conversations. As a Middle Eastern woman living in Canada, she brings a nuanced understanding of diaspora identity, family dynamics, and the intersection of culture and q***rness into her work. Her work focuses on helping individuals explore relationship patterns, boundaries, self-worth, and healing through an accessible and compassionate lens. Dina has facilitated workshops for women through various community organizations and is especially passionate about creating affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities.

This virtual event is free & hosted on Zoom.

🎟 Register at www.qsawnetwork.com/events (link in bio under events tab)
🌎 This event is open to LGBTQ+ South Asian, Indo-Caribbean, Indo-African, Fijian, and Brown women, trans, and nonbinary diaspora across the globe

📧 if you have previously registered but not received our emails, add our email to your contacts: [email protected] to ensure the zoom info email doesn’t go to your junk mail! **also check your junk/spam folder on the day of the event if you haven’t receive an email yet**

See you there! ☕️💕

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Calling all Q***r Brown Women, Trans, and Nonbinary folks in Toronto 📣Our 5th annual Toronto picnic—and largest in-perso...
05/12/2026

Calling all Q***r Brown Women, Trans, and Nonbinary folks in Toronto 📣

Our 5th annual Toronto picnic—and largest in-person event of the year—is back! 🧺 🏖☀️

Join us on Saturday June 20th at noon for a potluck picnic on the beach. Location & potluck details will be emailed to those who register.

*Begins at 12pm sharp, as we will be travelling via ferry together. (You can leave at any time but we will wrap up around 7)

🎟️Register at www.qsawnetwork.com/events (link in bio under events tab)
🥪Entry fee is just a potluck item :)

IMPORTANT:
*Registration closes June 15th
*Check your junk/spam folders to ensure you don’t miss our email
*Add [email protected] as a contact to ensure you get our emails

This is our fifth annual picnic in Toronto! We welcome all South Asian, Indo-Caribbean, Indo-African, and Fijian q***r folks. We hope to see you there 💞

Notes:
• This is a community event run by volunteers. We don’t have funding for it. We host at Hanlan’s as it is relatively secluded (to avoid being seen by aunties/uncles). But we understand the $10 ferry ticket can be financially difficult for some folks. If so, please email us, and we will try our best to accommodate you (by putting out a call for donations).
• IF you are able to donate $10 for someone to attend, please let us know

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Happy Le***an Visibility Week to our fellow sapphics! 🩷🧡🤍We are sending our unconditional love to those who are celebrat...
04/24/2026

Happy Le***an Visibility Week to our fellow sapphics! 🩷🧡🤍We are sending our unconditional love to those who are celebrating, grieving, showing up for themselves, breaking generational cycles, and celebrating their authencity in their own unique ways 🎉 We understand that today may bring up a diverse range of emotions for our Q***r Brown siblings. We stand in solidarity with you all 💛💛💛

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Join us for this month’s Chai & Chill ✨Q***r South Asian Affirmations: A Journaling Workshop✨ on Thursday May 7, 2026 at...
04/23/2026

Join us for this month’s Chai & Chill ✨Q***r South Asian Affirmations: A Journaling Workshop✨ on Thursday May 7, 2026 at 9pm EST | 8pm CST | 6pm PST.

This workshop is a gentle, reflective space to pause, write, and reconnect with yourself in community. Through guided journalling prompts, participants are invited to explore self-affirmation, self-expression, and belonging in community in ways that feel grounding and personal as q***r Brown folks. We will end with a shared space to debrief & connect with one another.

This virtual event is free & hosted on Zoom.

🎟 Register at www.qsawnetwork.com/events (link in bio under events tab)
🌎 This event is open to LGBTQ+ South Asian, Indo-Caribbean, Indo-African, Fijian, and Brown women, trans, and nonbinary diaspora across the globe

📧 if you have previously registered but not received our emails, add our email to your contacts: [email protected] to ensure the zoom info email doesn’t go to your junk mail! **also check your junk/spam folder on the day of the event if you haven’t receive an email yet**

See you there! ☕️💕

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This month’s Chai & Chill is a✨Performative Zodiac Competition✨ on Thursday April 2, 2026 at 9pm EST | 8pm CST | 6pm PST...
03/29/2026

This month’s Chai & Chill is a✨Performative Zodiac Competition✨ on Thursday April 2, 2026 at 9pm EST | 8pm CST | 6pm PST.

You’ve heard of performative masc and performative femme competitions — now get ready for our performative zodiac competition! Come be hang out, be silly, and act like your favorite (or least favorite) zodiac sign with fellow q***r Brown folks 😉 No knowledge of zodiacs needed — just come have fun and vibe!

This virtual event is free.

🎟 Register at www.qsawnetwork.com/events (link in bio)
🌎 This event is open to LGBTQ+ South Asian diaspora across the globe

📧 if you have previously registered but not received our emails, add our email to your contacts: [email protected] to ensure the zoom info email doesn’t go to your junk mail! **also check your junk/spam folder on the day of the event if you haven’t receive an email yet**

See you there! ☕️💕

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Our highly-requested workshop is back! Register for to learn the ✨Astrology Basics✨ on Thursday March 5, 2026 at 9pm EST...
02/27/2026

Our highly-requested workshop is back! Register for to learn the ✨Astrology Basics✨ on Thursday March 5, 2026 at 9pm EST | 8pm CST | 6pm PST.

Astrology has become a social literacy skill in q***r spaces, but what does “they’re a scorpio moon” or “what’s your big three” even mean?! We got you! This session will provide an introduction to astrology and teach you the basics to stay in-the-know and even interpret your own birth chart.

Bring your own birth time

This virtual workshop is free & voluntarily facilitated by , who has learned astrology through family elders.

🎟 Register at www.qsawnetwork.com/events (link in bio)
🌎 This event is open to LGBTQ+ South Asian diaspora across the globe

📧 if you have previously registered but not received our emails, add our email to your contacts: [email protected] to ensure the zoom info email doesn’t go to your junk mail! **also check your junk/spam folder on the day of the event if you haven’t receive an email yet**

See you there! ☕️💕

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