death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation death_cause
chicago , illinois , u.s. july 22 , 2011 1946 faisalabad , pakistan american 1946 ifti nasim
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ifti nasim

ifti nasim -lrb- 1946 -- july 22 , 2011 -rrb- was a gay pakistani american poet .
having moved to the us to escape persecution for his sexual orientation , he became known locally for establishing sangat , an organization to support lgbt south-asian youths , and internationally for publishing `` narman '' , a poetry collection that was the first open expression of homosexual themes in the urdu language .
nasim was inducted into the chicago gay and lesbian hall of fame in 1996 .
