Subah Sumaiiyat's research project investigates the history of queer South Asian activism in New York City, with a focus on the conflict between the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA) and the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) surrounding SALGA’s repeated exclusion from the India Day Parade from 1992 to 2001.
The project aims to build an interactive digital archive that preserves this local activist history and highlights the intersectionality of diaspora and queerness, as well as the importance of solidarity in NYC queer activism.
About the Archivist
Subah Sumaiiyat began this exhibit as a high school student at Brooklyn Tech, where she studied in the Law and Society major. She is currently a student at Harvard concentrating in government. She is interested in the digital humanities and archival history, with experience in making historical documentaries for National History Day.
This exhibit was completed by LHP Archivist Josie Naron in January '26.
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