We have brought the highlights from the first-ever pride parade held in Gurugram…
A few images from the first ever #GurgaonPrideParade coming up.. Watch this thread (will be linking all in conversation)
Leisure valley park was decorated with balloons/flags..sadly well to do families made away with them for their kids!pic.twitter.com/DjKhcrV4el
‘Freedom from sexual orientation to ensure social justice and a truly inclusive environment’ and revoking ‘Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code,’ was the theme and aim of Gurugram’s first LGBTQ pride parade that took place on June 25 at Leisure Valley park in Gurgaon.
A few images from the first ever #GurgaonPrideParade coming up.. Watch this thread (will be linking all in conversation)
"Wish we were homosexuals just to piss off the homophobes" seen at #gurgaonprideparade Note the guy behind!pic.twitter.com/7hTDWUgK20
Though the number of people who turned out was small (150-200 turned up), their enthusiasm and spirits were on a high.
A few images from the first ever #GurgaonPrideParade coming up.. Watch this thread (will be linking all in conversation)
~150 people eventually turned up in the sweltering heat.. Much lesser than Delhi but a start #gurgaonprideparadepic.twitter.com/w8HtM4BFGx
The crowd marched through the streets raising, ‘Gurgaon ab door nahi‘, addressing people about the ‘queer’ concept and also about section 377.
A few images from the first ever #GurgaonPrideParade coming up.. Watch this thread (will be linking all in conversation)
Naarebaazi against sec 377, intolerance, sedition, homophobia, islamophobia & various others at #GurgaonPrideParadepic.twitter.com/djVSR5ov1f
“It’s a call for freedom from discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation to ensure social justice and a truly inclusive environment that has no one left on the margins,” their Facebook page states.
A few images from the first ever #GurgaonPrideParade coming up.. Watch this thread (will be linking all in conversation)
It’s a celebration of an inclusive dialogue resting on a political stage that is built on the notion of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersexual Queer pride, a carnival of individual identities, human rights and a larger solidarity against 377.”
Participants lighting candles in memory of the queer community members who lost their lives in Orlando, Mexico and Bangladesh recently was the final activity to end the parade with.
The article first published on www.lafdatv.com
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