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MEET THE TEAM

Meet the QSAW Network Team

Meet our fabulous team of volunteers running this organization. We have concealed the identity of our team members who do feel comfortable being out.

Executive Director & Founder

Alyy Patel

Alyy (they/she) is a gay gender fluid Indo-African Gujarati originally from Toronto and currently living in Vancouver. Alyy is also a PhD student and pioneered Canadian research on Queer South Asian Women's issues in LGBTQ+ communities.

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Research Director

Jasmine Singh

Jasmine (she/her) is a queer Punjabi woman based in Peel Region (Greater Toronto Area), Ontario. Jasmine is currently a Master's Student and has previously conducted research into Queer South Asian Women's experiences.

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Events Coordinator

Afreen Ghouse

Afreen (she/her) is a fruity Tamil woman from Halton Region (Greater Toronto Area), Ontario

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Communications Coordinator

Rina Daya

Rina (she/her) is a Gujarati lesbian from Ajax, Ontario.

Event Support

Lux K

Lux (she/her) is a queer Tamil woman from Scarborough, Ontario.

Event Support

Lavanneya P

Lavanneya (she/her) is a Tamil lesbian originally from Scarborough and now in British Columbia.

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Marketing Coordinator

MJ

MJ is a South Asian trans-man from Canada.

Identity intentionally concealed.

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Trans Advocacy Coordinator

Said Mir

Said (he/him) is a Punjabi trans-man from New York.

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Discord Coordinator

M

M (they/them) is a queer Tamil non-binary person from Ontario. Identity concealed.

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Community Outreach Coordinator

Thushany Babu

Thushany (she/her) is a queer Tamil woman from Montreal, Quebec.

All of our members volunteer their time. We frequently pay out-of-pocket to make QSAW Network's programs and events possible. We would greatly appreciate donations to sustain our organization.

You can donate by e-transfer to QSAWnetwork@gmail.com or GoFundMe.

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