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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Poet notable for his collection of homoerotic poetry, 'Narman', which when published caused a sensation and forced him into exile to the United States.  Founder, Sangat, an organization to support LGBT south-Asian youths.  Full name is Iftikhar Nasim.  
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Poet notable for his collection of homoerotic poetry, 'Narman' (the first gay-themed book of poetry written and published in Urdu), which when published caused a sensation and forced him into exile to the United States.  Founder of Sangat, an organization which supports LGBTQ south-Asian youths.  Inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame (1996).  Full name is Iftikhar Nasim.  
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==See Also==
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* [[Hall of Famers Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Latest revision as of 14:25, 22 September 2024

Ifti Nasim

Country

Pakistan

Birth - Death

1946 - 2011

Occupation

Poet

Description

Poet notable for his collection of homoerotic poetry, 'Narman' (the first gay-themed book of poetry written and published in Urdu), which when published caused a sensation and forced him into exile to the United States. Founder of Sangat, an organization which supports LGBTQ south-Asian youths. Inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame (1996). Full name is Iftikhar Nasim.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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