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Photos | Delhi Queer Pride 2019: A push for rights while celebrating love

On Sunday, the heart of the country’s capital became a riot of colours during the 12th edition of the Delhi Queer Pride. The march witnessed participation of members from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community and allies in record-breaking numbers, with placards decrying the Transgender Rights Bill which has already been passed in the Lok Sabha and is currently being debated in the Rajya Sabha. This was the second pride march since the reading down of Section 377, the law that criminalised same-sex relationships between consenting adults in private.

Updated on: Nov 25, 2019 3:52 PM IST

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Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community marched during the 12th Delhi Queer Pride March on Sunday from Barakhambha Road and Tolstoy Marg to Jantar Mantar. Protests against the transgender rights bill dominated the pride parade as around 4000 LGBTQ persons marched carrying placards and rainbow flags, chanting slogans and dancing to beat of dhols. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 3:52 PM

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community marched during the 12th Delhi Queer Pride March on Sunday from Barakhambha Road and Tolstoy Marg to Jantar Mantar. Protests against the transgender rights bill dominated the pride parade as around 4000 LGBTQ persons marched carrying placards and rainbow flags, chanting slogans and dancing to beat of dhols. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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People carry the banner of the Delhi Queer Pride. While June is designated as the international pride month, the pride parades in India take place in different months for different cities. The Delhi Queer Pride usually takes place on the last Sunday of November. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 3:52 PM

People carry the banner of the Delhi Queer Pride. While June is designated as the international pride month, the pride parades in India take place in different months for different cities. The Delhi Queer Pride usually takes place on the last Sunday of November. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Pride parades have played an important role in pushing for equal rights for the LGBTQ community across the world. The first pride parade took place in New York as a protest against the police brutality towards LGBTQ persons at Stonewall Inn, a gay nightclub, in June 1969. The incident, now referred to as the ‘Stonewall riots,’ led to the advent of pride parades. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 3:52 PM

Pride parades have played an important role in pushing for equal rights for the LGBTQ community across the world. The first pride parade took place in New York as a protest against the police brutality towards LGBTQ persons at Stonewall Inn, a gay nightclub, in June 1969. The incident, now referred to as the ‘Stonewall riots,’ led to the advent of pride parades. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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This year’s Delhi Pride witnessed marchers demanding social acceptance and the scrapping of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019, which has passed the Lok Sabha and currently being debated in the Rajya Sabha. “This bill doesn’t give us any rights, so we want to send it to a select committee,” said Grace Banu, an activist. Other activists said the bill contradicted the principle of self-identification of gender, as mandated by the Supreme Court. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 3:52 PM

This year’s Delhi Pride witnessed marchers demanding social acceptance and the scrapping of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019, which has passed the Lok Sabha and currently being debated in the Rajya Sabha. “This bill doesn’t give us any rights, so we want to send it to a select committee,” said Grace Banu, an activist. Other activists said the bill contradicted the principle of self-identification of gender, as mandated by the Supreme Court. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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This was the second pride march since the reading down of Section 377, which criminalised same-sex relationships between consenting adults in private. After a long battle by lawyers and activists, the law was finally read down by a Supreme Court judgement on September 6, 2018. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 3:52 PM

This was the second pride march since the reading down of Section 377, which criminalised same-sex relationships between consenting adults in private. After a long battle by lawyers and activists, the law was finally read down by a Supreme Court judgement on September 6, 2018. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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A person holds a placard during the pride march. In India, the first pride parade took place in Kolkata in the year 1999. Delhi, however, held its first parade in the year 2007. What started as a march where people wore masks to hide their identity, has now emerged as a celebration where people write their thoughts as slogans and march attired in clothes of myriad hues, unafraid of the world around them. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 3:52 PM

A person holds a placard during the pride march. In India, the first pride parade took place in Kolkata in the year 1999. Delhi, however, held its first parade in the year 2007. What started as a march where people wore masks to hide their identity, has now emerged as a celebration where people write their thoughts as slogans and march attired in clothes of myriad hues, unafraid of the world around them. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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People hold the Pride flag while marching towards Jantar Mantar. Over the years, the rainbow has emerged as the ultimate symbol of different genders and sexualities. Pride parades are a celebration of not just of same-sex love and desire, but also of self-acceptance, self-love, and love to every individual irrespective of their gender identity or sexual orientation. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 3:52 PM

People hold the Pride flag while marching towards Jantar Mantar. Over the years, the rainbow has emerged as the ultimate symbol of different genders and sexualities. Pride parades are a celebration of not just of same-sex love and desire, but also of self-acceptance, self-love, and love to every individual irrespective of their gender identity or sexual orientation. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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A person holds a placard to demand that the Transgender Rights Bill be sent to a select committee. Bittu Karthik, a genderqueer transman, scientist and activist, said, “We protested against the Trans Bill. It is important for people to realise how difficult our lives will be than it currently is if the bill gets passed in Rajya Sabha. The bill is against the community in many ways.” (Amal KS / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 3:52 PM

A person holds a placard to demand that the Transgender Rights Bill be sent to a select committee. Bittu Karthik, a genderqueer transman, scientist and activist, said, “We protested against the Trans Bill. It is important for people to realise how difficult our lives will be than it currently is if the bill gets passed in Rajya Sabha. The bill is against the community in many ways.” (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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A person wearing a gender-nonconforming attire walks in the pride parade while holding an umbrella with rainbow-coloured ribbons. During a pride march, members of the LGBTQ community get the required safe space to openly challenge and break the heteronormative norms of our society. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 3:52 PM

A person wearing a gender-nonconforming attire walks in the pride parade while holding an umbrella with rainbow-coloured ribbons. During a pride march, members of the LGBTQ community get the required safe space to openly challenge and break the heteronormative norms of our society. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Police personnel take selfies with a participant in the pride parade. Owing to the large number of marchers, a number of police personnel were deployed to ensure that the route of the pride is bereft of traffic, and that the people move ahead smoothly. However, the LGBTQ community in India is yet to get marriage rights, adoption rights, among other fundamental human rights. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 3:52 PM

Police personnel take selfies with a participant in the pride parade. Owing to the large number of marchers, a number of police personnel were deployed to ensure that the route of the pride is bereft of traffic, and that the people move ahead smoothly. However, the LGBTQ community in India is yet to get marriage rights, adoption rights, among other fundamental human rights. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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