Humsafar Trust
Founded by Ashok Row Kavi, Suhail Abbasi, and Sridhar Rangayan in 1994, it is one of the largest and most active of such organisations in India.[4] The Humsafar Trust (HST) was founded in April 1994 by journalist Ashok Row Kavi, media professional Suhail Abbasi and filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan, to reach out to LGBTQ communities in Mumbai Metro and surrounding areas.Both the groups are actively involved in engaging with young members of the community and undertake a number of community-binding and advocacy related initiatives.“The Humsafar Trust will bring our best services in counselling, crisis management and community mobilisation to the LGBT groups in Delhi-NCR and other nearby areas.We also hope to network directly with the Parliament and the Union government on important legislation regarding sexual minorities and their problems,” - Ashok Row Kavi, founder of Humsafar Trust.