On Jan 8, the skies around Lutyens’ Delhi’s Jantar Mantar seemed to be filled with the colour of love, which was not just red but all the colours of the LGBTQ pride flag
Around 10,000 to 12,000 people participated in Delhi Queer Pride Parade held for the first time post the Covid-19 pandemic. The LGBTQ Parade took place from Barakhamba near Connaught Place to Jantar Mantar
Apart from the members of LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning including cross-dressers, Intersex, Asexual) community, several models, students, LGBTQIA activists participated in the Delhi Gay Pride parade
The annual pride march was accompanied by people dancing, sloganeering and carrying rainbow-coloured flags and placards. Aligning with Covid-19 norms, rainbow-coloured face masks were distributed at the venue
Take a look at vibrant pictures from Delhi Pride Parade 2023 as LGBTQIA activists were seen wearing rainbow-coloured wigs, colourful clothes and were draped in the Pride flag
#DelhiPrideParade trended on Twitter all day long, as LGBTQ activists shared videos and photos from the gay pride march 2023
Delhi’s LGBTQ Pride parade was not just supported by the pride community but also by other allies such as climate activists and Dalit activists
Keshav Suri, the founder of Keshav Suri Foundation, LGBTQIA rights organisation, attended the Delhi Pride Parade along with other LGBTQ activists
The Supreme Court is due to hear petitions filed by homosexual couples seeking legalisation of LGBT marriages and getting the same marital rights as that of heterosexual couples, five years after the apex court struck down a ban on gay sex
Produced by: Bhoomika
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