South Asian Indo-Caribbean Queer/Trans Sexhealth Instrument

🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩 Ali Asgar Tara (she/her, ) is a transgender artist and activist from the Bengal Delta. She is an Assistant Professor of Art & Critical Race Theory at Pace University, and is currently based in Brooklyn, NY.

She believes the survey is important and very timely because it has formed a new understanding of coming out, visibility, & gender identity from the non-white, South Asian perspective. Sexual health is often a shameful and taboo topic for our communities & especially q***r folks who have intersecting identities.


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🇲🇲🇲🇲🇲🇲 Dean Seeley ( - he/him) — a participant — is a localization program manager and a MA candidate with a concentration in Global Cultures. Of Burmese ancestry, the survey is of particular importance to him because it sunshines the diversity of q***r voices in the diaspora community.

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South Asian Indo-Caribbean Q***r/Trans Sexhealth Instrument updated their business hours.

Self_Saboteur (she/her) is an emerging illustrator, comic artist and zinester based in Canada. She is best known for her work exploring disability and trauma through expressive line work and bright contrasting colours.

writes, “I think studies like what SAIQSI is doing, is so essential to our community. Our communities practice a culture of silencing in regards social problems that we face. Often there is no accountability taken to achieve justice out of fear, intergenerational trauma and other factors. Without research being done, we can't have those uncomfortable conversations to rebuild trust and solidarity with our community members.”

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https://bit.ly/saiqsi201
modern-day pakistan possesses rich q***r histories, from punjabi sufi saints like madho lal hussain, whose tales of q***r love are well known and whose shrine is visited by thousands, to contemporary artists and celebrities like tan france. the khwaja sira/transgender communities in pakistan are also resilient and thriving despite repeated attempts of erasure and neglect. it’s important for the saiqsi survey to have these profound q***r/trans narratives reflected in our health survey.

therefore, we are calling all folx with pakistani backgrounds who are q***r and transgender to complete the saiqsi survey! currently only 11% of the 900+ participants of our study are of pakistani background, even though there is a large diaspora in the us and canada. If you are pakistani and q***r or transgender, please complete the saiqsi study today! link in bio and in the comments below.

https://bit.ly/saiqsi201

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Gabrielle Francis (.dyke, they/she) is a q***r Indo-Trinidadian interdisciplinary artist from Queens, New York. They deeply care about the role of collective memory because they recognize its importance in shaping not just the past but the future as well. Their performances often invite us in as active participants and asks us how do we want to be remembered? They are interested in experimenting with environmental elements that tell and create stories and realities where those of us at the margins are centered. Gabrielle also serves as a board member and co-chair of the survivor led gender justice organization based in NYC,

Q***r women and gender expansive people folks too often get left out of narratives and left out of the resources they need to live full and safe lives, especially sexually. There is so much freedom, truth, and pleasure in queeerness and being gender expansive. Yet we get diminished, erased and left underserved. Studies like this help make sure are communities are heard and accounted for so we can be served. Breaking the stigma and silence are pathways to our liberation.

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https://bit.ly/saiqsi204

HI FOLKS, if you are...
–South Asian or Indo-Caribbean,
–live in the U.S. or Canada, and
–identify as transgender folk, q***r, LGBTQ+, or not "out," 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
..then take the anonymous SAIQSI Survey and you can win $30 Amazon gift cards while also helping our communities! 🚀

https://bit.ly/saiqsi204

This ANONYMOUS, multi-national survey is the first of its kind, and was created because the Census isn't good enough. We're a grassroots public health group based out of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in The Bronx, NY, and we need you to fill out this survey to help improve healthcare for our communities. It'll only take a few mins.

Love & blessings,
The SAIQSI Team
Nikhil, Musaub, Debjyoti, & Viraj.
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https://bit.ly/saiqsi204

over 700 predominately q***r and transgender south asian and indo-caribbean people have filled out the saiqsi survey! the response as been dizzying and we are tremendously grateful to all of you. as a grassroots study with no major funding, we did not anticipate this much success and we owe this to everyone who took the survey and everyone who shared it!

we know that there is still more work to do because we want this study to be the best it can be. therefore, please continue to take the survey and share it widely! we would like folx of all south asian and indo-caribbean national backgrounds, ages, and genders/sexualities to complete this survey so that this health study can be useful to all the communities we serve, rather than just a few or those whose narratives generally dominant south asian/indo-caribbean discourses.

we will also update you all on some of the study results, e.g. demographic information of the participants such as national backgrounds, age, religions, and more! stay tuned!

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as the study continues, there is still more work to do. we hope to recruit folx of all south asian and indo-caribbean national backgrounds, ages, and genders/sexualities so that this health study can be useful to all the communities we aim to serve, instead of just a few or those whose narratives generally dominant south asian/indo-caribbean discourses. please continue to share this survey and participate in it if you haven’t already!

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over 700+ predominately q***r and transgender south asians and indo-caribbeans have completed the saiqsi survey! this response is incredible and the we cannot thank you all enough. as a grassroots study with no major funding, we never thought our study would take off this much. thank you to every participant who took the survey, every person and organization who shared it and follow our account, and everyone who was featured on our page. we appreciate you so much!

as the study continues, there is still more work to do. we hope to recruit folx of all south asian and indo-caribbean national backgrounds, ages, and genders/sexualities so that this health study can be useful to all the communities we aim to serve, instead of just a few or those whose narratives generally dominant south asian/indo-caribbean discourses. please continue to share this survey and participate in it if you haven’t already!

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South Asian Indo-Caribbean Q***r/Trans Sexhealth Instrument added a button to help you learn more about them.

Be a part of this important study about our communities in the U.S. and Canada! Share the link/post with your friends! https://bit.ly/saiqsi203

This survey was created because the Census and other studies aren't good enough. We're a grassroots public health group based out of Albert Einstein College of Medicine (The Bronx, NY, USA) and we need you to fill out this survey and share with your friends to help improve healthcare for our communities.

It'll only take a few mins!

Love, The SAIQSI Team
Nikhil, Musaub, & Debjyoti.
[Approved by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine IRB, Bronx USA]

Be a part of this important study about our communities! Share the link/post with your friends! https://bit.ly/saiqsi203

This ANONYMOUS, multi-national survey was created because the Census and other studies aren't good enough. We're a grassroots public health group based out of Albert Einstein College of Medicine (The Bronx, NY, USA) and we need you to fill out this survey and share with your friends to help improve healthcare for our communities. It'll only take a few mins!
Love, The SAIQSI Team
Nikhil, Musaub, & Debjyoti.

South Asian Indo-Caribbean Q***r/Trans Sexhealth Instrument A first-of-its-kind sexual health survey for + and South Asians and Indo-Caribbeans in the U.S. and Canada. Hosted by Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center, Division of General Internal Medicine, in The Bronx.

Sardar (, he/him) is a passionate q***r health advocate, with over 4 years of experience in grassroots organising on the ***rsikhnetwork, Nonprofit HIV prevention and 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy work in racialised migrant areas, and Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infection (STBBI) impact research pre/post COVID-19 at the University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health.

Sardar writes, “I can’t thank enough for undertaking this work. Far too long we have been left behind and excluded in the research. Often, we are lumped as a homogeneous group of South Asians. I’m excited to see the diversity of our cultures and communities reflected in research”

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https://bit.ly/saiqsi203

HI FOLKS, if you are...

–South Asian or Indo-Caribbean,
–live in the U.S. or Canada, and
–identify as LGBTQ+, q***r, transgender folk, or not "out," 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
..then take the anonymous SAIQSI Survey and you can win $30 Amazon gift cards while also helping our communities! 🚀

https://bit.ly/saiqsi203

This ANONYMOUS, multi-national survey is the first of its kind, and was created because the Census isn't good enough. We're a grassroots public health group based out of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in The Bronx, NY, and we need you to fill out this survey to help improve healthcare for our communities. It'll only take a few mins.

Love & blessings,
The SAIQSI Team
Nikhil, Musaub, Debjyoti, & Viraj.
🖤

https://bit.ly/saiqsi203

(he/him/his) is a healthcare administrator who oversees the first Transgender Medical Program located in Long Island, New York. He believes this study is crucial as there aren’t many outlets designated for the Q***r South Asian community to tap into when accessing appropriate healthcare as well as providing health literacy to better protect themselves. Sundeep believes that access to HIV/STI testing within a safe space, non-judgmental is important for Q***r South Asians. Whether you are closed, discreet or living your authentic self, staying protected and getting tested is important and that begins with education and linkage to healthcare.

Sundeep says, “More surveys and studies like these need to come to fruition catered towards the Q***r South Asian community. For so long, our community has been isolated. It’s time we are seen and heard. Healthcare is a right!”

Take the saiqsi survey today and share it with your friends and contacts!

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indo-caribbean narratives are often erased within larger south asian discourses, but the saiqsi survey hopes to battle that by committing to q***r and trans indo-caribbean representation in this health study.

less than 10% of responses of the survey are from indo-caribbean folx — that is, q***r and trans individuals who are guyanese, trinidadian, surinamese, jamaican, and more. if you are indo-caribbean and part or the lgbtqia+ community, please fill out this survey and share it! your physical, sexual, and mental health is important to learn about! link in bio and in the comments below!

https://bit.ly/saiqsi201

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calling all of our q***r and transgender bangladeshi siblings! your sexual, mental, and physical health matters and the SAIQSI study aims to understand that better by asking important health questions! The survey is completely anonymous and you could win an Amazon gift card by participating. Complete the survey today and share it along your Bangladeshi friends, siblings, community members, and comrades! Link in bio and below in the comments section!

https://bit.ly/saiqsi201

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Musaub (, he/they) is one of the co-founders of the SAIQSI study and is finishing his residency training in primary care / social internal medicine in New York. He’s an avowed socialist who believes medicine can be a tool for liberation.

SAIQSI isn’t just a health study for q***r and transgender south asians and indo-caribbeans. It’s designed to be a community experience for everyone involved in the study- participants, data analysts, and study designers alike. SAIQSI aims to reduce exploitative practices within medical research by sharing ownership of the study with community members of the lgbtqia+ south asian and indo-caribbean communities and organizations that work with them. We are already thinking about what this looks like in reality as the study progresses.

If you’re reading this and you’re interested in collaborating, let us know! Sharing in the abundance of this project is important to SAIQSI. And if you haven’t, take the survey today and share it!

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depression is very common in lgbtqia+ individuals in general, but what is it like for south asian and indo-caribbean folx who are q***r and transgender? very little is known about this and one of the aims of saiqsi is to find relationships between depression, culture, family, religion and overall health. take and share the survey today.

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we opened a page and we would like you to like and follow it! (Link in comment below). why is this important? because different social media platforms cater to different demographics and we need “The Algorithm” to take our page seriously!

Instagram mostly serves 18-34 year olds while Facebook still carries an older crowd. Capturing age diversity is important for saiqsi and so we would like to use our page to perform outreach to older and more diverse q***r and trans south asians and indo-caribbeans!

Nonie (, she/they), is a South Asian q***r womxn, originally from California but currently pursuing a Master’s in Miami. They are majoring in Prevention Science & Community Health, and are passionate about studying the intersectionality between cultural values and identities and sexual health, stigmas, power & gender-based violence, and health disparities.
They are excited that the SAIQSI study aims to address the major gaps of inclusive, qualitative data regarding q***r and LGBTQIA+ sexual health within the South Asian, Indo-Caribbean, or other South Asian descent diaspora populations, and are happy to be able to contribute.

Thank you for your participation, Nonie!
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South Asian Indo-Caribbean Q***r/Trans Sexhealth Instrument updated their website address.

https://bit.ly/saiqsi201 a grassroots research study about the sexual health of q***r and transgender south asians and indo-caribbeans! take the survey and share it today!

and also! thank you for everyone who has taken and shared the saiqsi survey! we have so much love for our q***r and transgender south asian and indo-caribbean siblings
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INTRO: Dr. Debjyoti Datta MBBS, MPH ( , he/she), is 1 of the 3 co-leaders of the study.

This project is “very close to my heart. It represents who I am — both on the interior and exterior. I hope this study paves the way for the next generation of q***r South Asian / Indo-Caribbean physicians to provide competent healthcare to other q***r and trans folks.”


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https://bit.ly/saiqsi201

this survey is for you! your participation helps our community understand our sexual health needs better. take the survey today!

https://bit.ly/saiqsi201
hi everyone! SAIQSI IS BACK! after pausing the study to analyze the results from the 160+ responses we received, the survey is back to being open and shared widely! although our initial launch was successful, there are tons more q***r and trans south asians and indo-caribbeans in the US and Canada whose participation can accurately capture the health needs of our communities. we hope that this study can be successful again and be used in a positive, healing way for our people. as always, this is a grassroots sexual health survey by and for the q***r/trans South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities.

PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY IF YOU HAVEN'T AND SHARE THE LINK WIDELY!

https://bit.ly/saiqsi201
Simmi ( , she/they) — a participant — is an MPH candidate with a concentration in LGBT Health. They’re q***r and non-binary and very passionate about representation and interpersonal violence prevention.