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Ifti Nasim
Poet (1946-2011) · India · On the map · Writers · Died at 65
Ifti Nasim was a gay Pakistani American poet. Having moved to the United States to escape persecution for his sexual orientation, he became known locally for establishing Sangat, an organization to support LGBT South Asian youths, and internationally for publishing Narman, a poetry collection that was the first open...
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Having moved to the United States to escape persecution for his sexual orientation, he became known locally for establishing Sangat, an organization to support LGBT South Asian youths, and internationally for publishing Narman, a poetry collection that was the first open expression of homosexual themes in the Urdu language. Nasim was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 1996.
