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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 .
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.
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 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
Chicago City Council LGBT Caucus; Chicago Is a Drag Festival; Chicago Pride Parade; Ginni Clemmens; F. Feast of Fun; Flava Works; Friendship and Freedom; G.
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.
After some back-and-forth, Riot Fest remained in Chicago's Douglass Park. Here is our recap of the annual punk rock festival. The Best, The Mess, And The Rest: Riot Fest 2024
In 2019, Governor J. B. Pritzker signed a law mandatory an LGBT history curriculum be taught in Illinois schools. [20] In June 2019, the Midwest's first drag-centered festival, Chicago Is a Drag Festival, was founded. [21] [22]