Welcome to Sayoni, a platform based in Singapore for lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer Asian women.

Founded by a group of women aged between 18 to 42, from diverse backgrounds, economic status, nationalities and races, we aim to empower queer women with a two-prong approach; to encourage dialogues within our community through our sayoniforum and to educate by informing the public through our publishing site, sayonispeak.

OUR VISION
To empower queer women towards greater involvement and presence in the community.

OUR MISSION
To provide resources and communication channels that would contribute to self-confidence, participation and voice.

OUR IDENTITY
Inspired by Giti Thadani’s book, Sakhiyani, the author gives the ancient myth of ‘Sayoni’ an unique interpretation, regarding it as a symbol of relationship and sexual play between women, and as mythical evidence that queer-ness were very much a part of ancient civilisation.
 
Yoni is Sanskrit for vagina / womb / origin of life. The ‘sa’ prefix denotes the joint existence of two yonis, hence Sayoni is an ancient name for the unique concept of ‘two revolving yonis’ of Ushasa-naktam, a pair of cosmic twin goddesses mentioned in the text of Rig Veda. They are regarded as so deeply entertwined that even their yoni’s revolve around one another. 
 
To us, the word is a fitting representation of female rights and sexuality, often suppressed and ignored in Asian societies. Our logo is a reflection of our goal, with two petals symbolising the meaning of Sayoni, that embodies the spirit of a confident, modern women-loving women.

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