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Kolkata's pride march 1999 was the first ever such march in India, organised on 2 July 1999. [3] [4] [5] The walk was called The Friendship Walk. [3]The march began with hardly fifteen participants and some of these participants came from other cities in India, including Mumbai and Bangalore.
Kolkata Rainbow Pride Festival (KRPF) is a Kolkata based open collective of individuals, networks and organizations that support LGBT rights. The collective organizes the annual Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk , which has become the longest-running event of its kind in South Asia .
The festival also seeks to voice concerns and issues that the LGBT community faces. In 2017, the festival featured 55 films from 21 countries. [35] Chennai International Queer Film Festival, also known as Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival, is a three-day
Sappho for Equality is an organization based in Kolkata, India, working for the rights of lesbians, bisexual women, and trans men in Eastern India. [ 1 ] It focuses on community empowerment and support, engagement with civil society and other organizations, and advocacy and lobbying.
The following is a calendar of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) events. This list includes gay pride parades as well as events ranging from sporting events to film festivals, including celebrations such as Christopher Street Day.
The list presents the largest LGBTQ events (pride parades and festivals) worldwide by attendance. Statistics are announced both by the organizers and authorities (police). In this table, the largest single event by city as well as notable international events such as WorldPride or Europride are indica
The 11th Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk, held on 15 July 2012, was attended by more than 1500 people. [133] Kolkata hosted South Asia's first pride walk in 1999. [citation needed] Chandigarh held its first LGBT pride parade on 15 March 2013 and it has been held annually ever since. [134]
An LGBTQ film festival or queer film festival is a specialized film festival that has an LGBTQ focus in its selection of films. [1] [2] [3] LGBT film festivals often screen films that would struggle to find a mainstream audience and are often activist spaces for awareness-raising around LGBT rights as well as for community building among queer ...