STORY: Through the parade, members of the group held up placards like “if u can, why can’t we” and rainbow-colored flags whereas chanting slogans.
One participant who gave his title solely as Jayanta, stated he hoped as extra individuals received to know the queer group, consciousness and the respect would come into the image. One other rally-goer, Venkatesh, stated he believes the battle for LGBT rights and same-sex marriage is an ongoing one, particularly given India’s religiously variety.
Final month’s unanimous order by the Supreme Court docket that declined to legalize same-sex marriage got here as an enormous disappointment to the group on the planet’s most populous nation, 5 years after the courtroom scrapped a colonial-era ban on homosexual intercourse.
