Patna Pride March
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The Patna Pride March, held in Patna, India, is a civil rights march for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people to build communities and socialize. There have been three iterations of the march over a period of seven years.
2012 Pride March
[edit]In 2012, the city of Patna saw a Pride March on 29 March. This was a small procession, starting at the historical Gandhi Maidan and concluding at the busy Dak Bunglow Chowk.[1][2][3][4][5]
This march was organised by Project Pehchaan and a local Patna group called Dostana Safar. It was a small event with just 20 attending participants.[citation needed]
Patna University also had previously organised a session on Queer Literature at a refresher course for English Lecturers.[1]
2017 Pride March
[edit]In 2017, the Pride March was repeated when members walked on Veer Chand Patel Marg, from R-Block to Miller High School. The group then stood outside Miller High School, holding placards and banners.[citation needed]
The 2017 march was held to demand respect and create sensibility towards the community and also demand for equal rights. The regional manager of the Voluntary Health Services (VHS) Girish Kumar[1] said that the charter of the demands will be sent to the chief minister, Mr. Nitish Kumar.[6]
2019 Pride March
[edit]To mark International Non-Binary People's Day, the 2019 Patna Pride March took place on 14 July 2019.[7] The centerpiece of the march was the world’s largest transgender flag, although only a few feet wide, it was long, with over 500 people carrying it in the parade route.[7] They went from the historic Hindi Sahitya Samelan to Rajendra Nagar’s Prem Chandra Rangshala, the path of which covers 1.8 kilometers of the city.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Now Seen: Rainbow Dreams in Patna - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Chhup Chhup Gay Kyun Jiyen". Jagran.
- ^ "Patna- The Latest Indian City to Hold Gay Pride Parade - Gaylaxy Magazine". www.gaylaxymag.com. July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "(Patna me Samlaingiko ki Gay Pride Parade) प्यार किया तो डरना क्या, पटना में समलैंगिकों की 'गे प्राइड परेड'". hindi.oneindia.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "जब समलैंगिकों का 'गे प्राइड परेड' निकला पटना की सड़कों पर..." dainikbhaskar. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Transgenders hit the streets for 'pride' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Tiwary, Nabhaneel (16 July 2019). "Patna walked in Pride in support of LGBTQ+ Community". PatnaBeats. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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