There are real people behind these masks

by June 28, 2009 Uncategorized

Vignettes from the Bangalore Pride Parade held on 28th June 2009.

A Colonial era law makes millions of sexual minorities in India, second class citizens. This law leads to harassment, denial of justice, inheritance issues, healthcare denial and more.

This year, individuals and organisations, under the banner of Campaign for Sex-workers and Sexual Minorities Rights (CSMR), organised a week-long festival beginning with a cricket match on 21st June and culminating with the Bengaluru Pride March on 28th June. The march began at National College, Basavanagudi and ended at Puttanachetty Town Hall.

Bangalore’s sexual minorities demanded their rights in this colourful annual protest parade, most of them with their faces covered in masks.





















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  1. Deepa Mohan says:
    June 30, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    Thank you Gopal. I could not be there, and now I felt that I at least got a flavour of it all!

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