Difference between revisions of "Ifti 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 | + | 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. |
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:48, 31 May 2020
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.
