Delhi Queer Pride Parade

Delhi Queer Pride Parade is organised by members of the Delhi Queer Pride Committee every last Sunday of November since 2008.[1][2][3] The queer pride parade is a yearly festival to honour and celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (the whole queer community), and their supporters. The parade usually runs from Barakhamba Road to Tolstoy Marg to Jantar Mantar.

History

2008

Delhi's first Queer Pride March took place on 30 June 2008.[3] In the beginning, only a small bunch of men and women arrived and police was also there, but by evening, there were about 500 people singing, dancing, shouting slogans, holding placards, screaming "377, quit India".[4]

2009

The second Delhi Queer Pride was held on 28 June 2009.[5]

2010

The third Delhi Queer Pride was held on 28 November 2010.[6]

2011

The fourth Delhi Queer Pride was held on 27 November 2011.[7] The march ended in Jantar Mantar with a reading of the "Charter of Demands for LGBT Rights" and a two-minute silence for those who died in the recent Nand Nagri fire tragedy.[1]

2012

The fifth Delhi Queer Pride was held on 25 November 2012, followed by a picnic near India Gate. The theme for this march was Gender Variance and Identity and Expression.[8]

2013

The sixth Delhi Queer Pride was held on 24 November 2013. Around 700 people marched from Barakhamba Road to Jantar Mantar.[9]

2014

The seventh Delhi Queer Pride held on 30 November 2014, was the first pride march after the Supreme Court reinstated Section 377 of the Indian Penal code, which criminalises 'unnatural sex'.[10] The community walked to reinforce their identities with this year's theme 'No going back.'[11] Around 700 people danced and walked against Section 377.[12]

2015

The eighth Delhi Queer Pride was held on 29 November and kickstarted from Tolstoy Marg at 2 PM.[13] The march saw hundreds of LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual)people and allies walk the two-km stretch from Barakhamba road to Jantar Mantar, ending with a range of performances.[14] The statement this year talked about freedom not just from Section 377, but freedom from all social injustices.[15]

2016

On 27 November 2016, the ninth Delhi queer pride took place on the streets of New Delhi from Barakhamba Road to Tolstoy Marg.[16] This march saw a larger turnout, where about 800-1000 people turned up. Members of the LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual) community as well friends and families came with placards, masks and costumes.[17] This year's march demanded freedom and solidarity for Dalits, Muslims, women, disabled, Kashmiris, people in the North-East, Adivasis, academics, filmmakers and students.[16][18]

2017

On 12 November 2017, Delhi hosted its tenth queer pride parade at from Barakhamba Road till Jantar Mantar. Hundreds of people gathered together to support the queer community and demand the repeal of Section 377. The demand was to build a proper system of hate crime legislation which conceptualizes all forms of violence against minorities as a punishable offence. They also demanded to repeal Karnataka Police Act 36, Hyderabad Eunuch Act and remove the marital exception from the rape laws which should offer redressal to all victims/survivors of sexual assault irrespective of gender.[19] [20]

References

  1. 1 2 "The 4th Annual Delhi Queer Pride March In India (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. 28 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Delhi Queer Pride 2012: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgenders at the parade". IBN Live. 26 Nov 2012.
  3. 1 2 Showkat Shafi (26 Nov 2012). "India's Gay Pride". Al Jazeera English.
  4. ↑ "Delhi has its first gay parade - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  5. ↑ "Gay community to celebrate 'Delhi queer pride' in June - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  6. ↑ "Gaylaxy Oct-Dec Issue". issuu. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  7. ↑ "Delhi Queer Pride 2011 - Gaylaxy Magazine". www.gaylaxymag.com. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  8. ↑ "Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai prepare for Gay Pride - Gaylaxy Magazine". www.gaylaxymag.com. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  9. ↑ "Delhi Queer Pride Demands Legal Recognition And LGBT Rights - Gaylaxy Magazine". www.gaylaxymag.com. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  10. ↑ Bhatia, Ritika (2014-12-01). "Love is love: Hundreds march for Delhi Queer Pride 2014". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  11. ↑ "Delhi Queer Pride 2014 | The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  12. ↑ Pasricha, Japleen (2014-11-30). "In Photos Delhi Queer Pride 2014: Loud, Proud and Out". Feminism in India. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  13. ↑ "Delhi Queer Pride Parade 2015 is Here! | LBB". LBB, Delhi. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  14. ↑ "Delhi Queer Pride makes a statement on 'muzzling' of individual rights". Hindustan Times. 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  15. ↑ Sen, Rahul (2015-11-30). "Delhi Queer Pride 2015: Fight Against ALL Oppressions". Feminism in India. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  16. 1 2 "- Delhi Queer Pride Parade 2016 | The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  17. ↑ "Delhi Queer Pride Parade: Hundreds march seeking 'a life without fear'". Firstpost. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  18. ↑ Writer, Guest (2016-11-28). "In Photos: Delhi Queer Pride 2016 Demands Freedom And Dignity For All". Feminism in India. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  19. ↑ Mukherjee, Paroma (2017-11-13). "10th Delhi Pride Parade: We're here and we're queer". livemint.com. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  20. ↑ "Photos: A look at 10 years of Delhi queer pride from HT archives". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
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