South Asia includes the modern day nations of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in some references, the South Asian subcontinent will also include Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), and Tibet. This timeline includes events both in South Asia and in the global South Asian diaspora, as the histories are deeply linked. The recorded history traces back at least two millennia.
This is a timeline of notable events in the history of non-heterosexual conforming people of South Asian ancestry, who may identify as LGBTIQGNC ( lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, third gender, gender nonconforming), men who have sex with men, or related culturally-specific identities such as Hijra, Aravani, Thirunangaigal, Khwajasara, Kothi, Thirunambigal, Jogappa, Jogatha, or Shiva Shakti.
