Betu Singh (25 November 1964 to 4 October 2013) was a lesbian rights activist, born in an Army family in Kolkata.
[1] She set up the Sangini Trust, an NGO based in Delhi under the umbrella of the Naz Foundation, in 1997 to fight for lesbian rights.
[1] She was a vocal woman at college and became the SFI (Students' Federation of India) president of Meerut University.
[7] Since 2000, Sangini started visiting colleges and holding discussions to increase awareness on sexuality and about problems LBT and non-identifying women face.
[8] Fashion designer and BJP leader Shaina NC handed the award to Betu Singh’s co-worker Maya Shanker.