What is Bar Bombay? The Queer South Asian Party of Sydney Explained

For queer South Asians in Sydney, Bar Bombay is more than a party. It’s a space to be seen, to move freely, and to celebrate identity without compromise. Run by Trikone Australia, a grassroots collective supporting LGBTQIA+ South Asians, Bar Bombay is where drag meets desi beats, and community turns into chosen family. In this episode, dancer, choreographer and Trikone Chair Zahra Babuji joins Dilpreet Kaur Taggar to talk joy, resistance and taking up space. What does it mean to finally see yourself, not just in the crowd, but centre stage?

Zahra Babuji, Chair of Trikone Australia, joins SBS Spice to share the world of Bar Bombay. Listen only on SBS Spice.

Sydney needed queer South Asian representation, and Bar Bombay was a way for us to get that started. We don't need the white gaze to tell us that we exist. South Asian culture, art and expression through dance drama, performance is so instilled in us, so that's really why it started.

Zahra Babuji on why Bar Bombay was needed

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