Project At A Glance
03/2021
Archive was being brainstormed with dipenpreet kaur & prabhdeep singh
04/2022
A partnership with the Jakara Movement was formalized in preparation for hiring and training a team
08/2022
A team of Research Associates is hired and trained, formally beginning phase 1
01/2023
Research team begins the interviewing part of phase 1 after being trained and documenting our practices
08/2023
Research team wraps up interviewing and begins phase 2: updating archive with interviews and brainstorming resources to create
02/2024
Research team begins phase 3 by growing the team and focusing on creating communal resources based on completed interviews
The Project began as a dream while prabhdeep was searching for community. Their hope was to bring together different people’s stories and show that not only did we exist (there are so many of us!), but that our lives are deeply rooted within our existing homelands, communities, sangats, and Sikhi. The Project started becoming a reality when prabhdeep realized that if Sikhs from LGBTQIA+ backgrounds did not collectively narrate our own lives, then we would be written out of all stories and written about on other people’s terms.
After working with dipenpreet kaur for a year (who took the initiative to reach out to prabhdeep and relight the passion for this project) from 2021 to 2022, the Project took shape. After brainstorming together and dipen stepping back from the Project, prabhdeep found formal support and collaboration with the Jakara Movement in 2022. This support and collaboration enabled prabhdeep to hire and train research assistants in August 2022.
Interested in adding your story to the Archive? Review the recruitment page for more information about eligibility and listen and read the interviews of some completed interviews!
