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August 1994
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The idea for khuli zaban ("open tongue") is born when two South Asian lesbians meet at the India Development Service Conference at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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October 1995
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A number of South Asian queer women join khuli zaban after attending a book reading at People Like Us bookstore by Urvashi Vaid, director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Policy Institute.
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November 1995
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khuli zaban's first official meeting at Ann Sather's restaurant on Belmont Ave. in Chicago, Eight women attend.
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June 1996
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khuli zaban marches with six other Asian Pacific Islander groups in the Pride Parade, the first ever queer Asian-Pacific Islander-South Asian Coalition (APISAC) represented at the event.
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August 1996
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khuli zaban, along with more than 15 queer people of color organizations, sponsors Rainbow Jam, a fundraising event to establish a grant fund for queer youth of color.
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October 1996
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khuli zaban joins Queer Nation in sponsoring an Anti-Violence March to protest violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people.
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November 1996
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khuli zaban members speak on a panel of seven queer Asian women at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Annual Creating Change Conference in Washington, D.C.
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February 1997
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khuli zaban publishes a special edition of the Shamakami newsletter, the first internationally distributed publication for South Asian lesbian and bisexual women.
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March 1997
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khuli zaban participates in Northwestern University's Indian Students Association's "In Seeking Awareness" series of firesides, regular discussion forums on a variety of topics. Members talk about their experiences as South Asian lesbians and bisexuals.
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June 1997
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khuli zaban marches in the Pride Parade for the second time with APISAC.
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khuli zaban presents a panel discussion on political activism and coalition building at Desh Pardesh, an annual South Asian arts and politics festival held in Toronto, Canada.
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September 1997
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khuli zaban joins a diverse group in sponsoring the Color Triangle, an ongoing forum for discussing racism in the queer community. Members of khuli zaban sit on the Planning Committee.
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December 1997
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khuli zaban co-sponsors Color Triangle 2, and the discussion of racism continues as well as strategic action planning on concrete ways to combat oppression and honor diversity in the community.
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February 1998
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khuli zaban presents a panel discussion on coalition building and the marginalization and exotification of South Asian queer women at the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgendered College Conference at University of Illinois-Chicago.
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March 1998
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khuli zaban members sit on the Host Committee of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund's annual Bon Foster Luncheon, with guest speaker Coretta Scott King.
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April 1998
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khuli zaban co-sponsors Color Triangle 3, a discussion of racism and other oppressions as well as a report on the progress of specific actions.
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