EQUAL GROUND Sri Lanka

Ready to kickstart your career in tourism? Join EQUAL GROUND’s Career Guidance Workshops to explore opportunities, build confidence, and connect with inclusive employers in Sri Lanka’s tourism and hospitality industry!

💬 Proficiency in English is a plus.
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Our bodies and minds deserve care at every age. For LGBTIQ+ elders, wellbeing isn’t just about living longer, it’s about living with joy, dignity, and pride. From mental health to mobility, intimacy to community, let’s remind ourselves: thriving has no age limit.

Today marks Lesbian Visibility Day in Sri Lanka. Its a vital movement for celebration, solidarity, and awareness within the Sri Lankan LGBTIQ+ community. It’s about making lesbian women seen, heard, and valued in a society where visibility is a powerful form of advocacy.

A democracy that excludes LGBTIQ people is not a full democracy. True democracy means representation, protection, freedom, participation, and accountability for everyone, without exception.

#DemocracyForAll #LGBTIQRights #EqualityMatters #InclusiveDemocracy

Very excited and proud to announce that Yohan Yogarajah, winner of CMB PRIDE 2025 Open Mic competition, is having the opportunity to have his song aired on Yes FM on Saturday 16th August 2025! He received the opportunity to record his original song at Sound Asia Studio - courtesy of Good Loud Music

Intersex people are often left out of conversations around gender and sexuality.
In this series, we’re sharing key insights from the intersex research report conducted by EQUAL GROUND, which highlights the lived experiences, challenges, and urgent needs of intersex individuals in Sri Lanka.

Intersex people are often left out of conversations around gender and sexuality.
In this series, we’re sharing key insights from the intersex research report conducted by EQUAL GROUND, which highlights the lived experiences, challenges, and urgent needs of intersex individuals in Sri Lanka.

THANK YOU!

Thinking about last month, EQUAL GROUND and Colombo PRIDE thanks everyone for their participation and love! This year's PRIDE marks as one of the biggest we've celebrated since the initial start 21 years ago despite all the hardships we've had to face this year!

International Non‑Binary People’s Day is celebrated each year as a reminder that visibility matters: non‑binary people face erasure, discrimination, and lack of legal recognition.

Stories have the power to move us, connect us, and remind us that we’re not alone.

We’re excited to host two days of private film screenings that celebrate queer lives, love, and resistance — both here in Sri Lanka and around the world. 🌏✨

After the Kite festival get ready to dance your worries away as we get together for the Beach party at Sugar Beach!

#PRIDE2025 #ColomboPRIDE #Spreadlove #celebratelove

🎉 Watch the sky come alive with a dazzling array of kites and watch the sun set.

Join us for a day of love, unity, and pride. Bring your brightest self and let’s create memories that will last a lifetime!

The PRIDE Walk is a peaceful and powerful gathering that brings together LGBTIQ+ individuals, friends, families, and supporters to take visible steps toward equality, inclusion, and celebration.

Prepare for a dazzling spectacle where uniqueness, nerve, and talent take center stage! In this ultimate drag showdown, watch as queens and kings from all walks of life bring their fiercest fashion, jaw-dropping performances, and captivating personalities to the runway.

Get ready for an unforgettable celebration at the PRIDE Carnival! 🌈🎉

#PrideMonth #SaveTheDate #PRIDE2025 #ColomboPRIDE #LoveWins

🏳️‍🌈 On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), we celebrate "The Power of Communities." In the face of adversity, it is our communities that have become lifelines of hope and change for LGBTIQ+ people worldwide.

#IDAHOBIT2025

Are you an emerging artist or photographer? This is your chance to shine at this year’s PRIDE Art & Photography Exhibition! Whether you work with paint, pixels, or portraits, we want to see it! Send your submission along with your name, artist bio and a description to equalground@gmail.com.

Today, we honour the courage and resistance of lesbians across Asia. Navigating through forced marriages, cultural taboos and media invisibility, they continue to rise and create space where there was none before. Their stories are often hidden but are powerful, and deeply rooted to our communities.

Get ready to celebrate Colombo PRIDE 2025 with an exciting lineup of events you won’t want to miss! 🌈🎉

Join us for two days of non-stop fun and awareness featuring electrifying performances, thrilling competitions, and pure joy. Mark your calendars, spread the word!

Step into the spotlight at our Open Mic Competition! 🌈🎤Showcase your talent in one of four exciting categories:

Music
Drag performance
Dancing
Comedy

Join us and don't miss the chance to shine. Sign up now - tinyurl.com/47xzmm57

#OpenMicCompetition #ShowYourTalent #PrideMonth #ColomboPRIDE25

WE ARE HIRING!

Here is an opportunity to be part of EQUAL GROUND, the oldest LGBTIQ organization in Sri Lanka.We are on the look-out for a Projects Officer with a legal background.

If you think these requirements match you, send your CV at: equalground@gmail.com before the 25th of April 2025.

Are you an LGBTIQ entrepreneur, small business owner, or startup founder? We’re inviting LGBTIQ-owned businesses, inclusive brands, and community-driven initiatives to be part of our PRIDE Marketplace at our PRIDE events!

📩 Sign up now to secure your spot! Contact us at equalground123@gmail.com

Home - EQUAL GROUND Who we are EQUAL GROUND is a nonprofit organisation seeking economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning/Queer (LGBTIQ) ...

Link for Donations (LINK IN BIO) - www.equal-ground.org

OR

Cash/Cheques/Bank transfers -

Bank Account Name - Equal Ground
Bank Name - Hatton National Bank
Account Number - 003020329711
Branch - Head Office Branch

✅ Offer educational initiatives to combat discrimination
✅ Support marginalised community members find safe groups.

Every contribution makes a difference. Stand with us in solidarity and action! Donate today and help us make PRIDE 2025 a beacon of joy and resistance. (3)

Your support will help us create safer spaces, amplify LGBTIQ voices, and combat rising hate with radical joy and community care. Your donation helps us:

✅ Keep Pride events free and accessible for all
✅ Find other queer activists and supporters and build community bonds (2)

Pride is more than just a celebration; it's a powerful act of resistance, resilience, and love. This year, we’re raising funds to ensure that PRIDE 2025 is more inclusive than ever despite the financial and homophobic challenges we face. (1)

The LGBTIQ community is facing growing challenges, rising discrimination, harmful legislation, and online hate that threaten their safety and rights. Now, more than ever, support and allyship matter. Speaking up, advocating for equality, and standing in solidarity can make a real difference.🌈✊

Feel free to share as much or as little as you’re comfortable with—every story matters. 🏳️‍🌈💜

IMPORTANT NOTE - All responses collected will be highly confidential and will be used only with permission.

We want to hear from you! If you have a story sad or happy, a moment of trepidation or excitement, a moment of queer exuberance that you’d like to share (anonymously or not), send us an email at equalground123@gmail.com to submit your story.