Photos: Sec 377 Quit India, says LGBT community as Mumbai marches with pride

Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community today took out `Pride March' through the city streets in Mumbai. The 10th annual Queer Azaadi March started from August Kranti Maidan (where Mahatma Gandhi had announced the Quit India movement) and ended at the Girgaum Chowpaaty beach.

Updated on: Feb 05, 2018 9:29 AM IST

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Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community today took out `Pride March’ through the city streets.The theme of the parade this year was `Section 377 Quit India’, stressing the community’s demand to do away with section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises sex “against the order of nature”. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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The march started from August Kranti Maidan (where Mahatma Gandhi had announced the Quit India movement) and ended at the Girgaum Chowpaaty beach.It also marked the culmination of `Mumbai Pride Month’ which had started on January 5. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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Members of the LGBT community participate in the Queer Azaadi rally in Mumbai on Saturday. (PTI)

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Participants walk as they carry a rainbow flag during the pride March in Mumbai. The LGBT community in Mumbai organised several events during the Pride Month, ranging from film screenings, plays, drag shows, rainbow kite flying and street performances. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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The march was organised by Queer Azaadi Mumbai, a collective of individuals and organisations who advocate for the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and intersex community (LGBTQI). (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil (not pictured), goodwill ambassador of non-profit organisation AIDS Healthcare Foundation, said on this occasion, “Homosexuality has existed in our country since the bygone era and we also find evidence of the same in our mythology, culture, literature, art and tradition.” (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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Participants seen during the Queer Azaadi March 2018 from August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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This year’s message is #377QuitIndia. “It’s the 75th year of the Quit India movement, and we’re asking for the colonial law to be repealed,” said social rights activist, Harish Iyer. Last year’s march saw a crowd of 14,000 supporters. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)