#delhi queer pride

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I'M SO EXCITED FOR PRIDE😭😭😭😭 IT'LL BE MY FIRST EVER😭😭😭

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“At the Delhi Queer Pride 2017, I amplified the message around my intersectional identity when along with the rainbow turban, I carried a poster by the group Sarbat that read 'Some Sikhs are gay. Get over it!'” - Sukhdeep Singh (credit photo: Kartik Sharma (QGraphy).

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DELHI, INDIA, PRIDE 2023 | 26TH NOVEMBER

Okay, now that I’m done being overwhelmed from all of this. Here’s what I want to say.

Every year that I attend pride, my heart grows bigger. There is no place in the world as safe as the one created between a crowd of people who are just trying to live their lives the way they want. You’ll never find a softer, happier and funnier place to be in. Like every time; I met some of the sweetest, nicest and funniest people this year. I’ll cherish that forever.

But here’s what I want to say; and this one’s for the younger kids. Representation matters so, so much in the world. It’s so important to see your stories on screen, in books, in art, in and around the world. It is crucial that we all have that. But, you also need to go out in the world and actually interact with the LGBTQIA+ community. It will be the biggest surprise of your life because you will realise how not-rigid and beautiful the community really is. The right terminology is absolutely important while referring to certain groups, but y’all have to understand that these are real people, we’re not just stories; we’re not just a stat, we’re real and the ones you meet in real life will teach you more about the community than anything else.

I’ve met and known people who call themselves fag, and they’re okay with it. You don’t get to tell them otherwise because there’s a history there. A history of reclaiming something that was used to hurt them. But there are also those who would never utter those terms. You don’t get to criticise them as well. When you meet these people, these very real people, it will blow you by the sheer strength of their will. It would be conflicting because social media teaches us there’s only way to be gay—it’s not true. You will meet fifty different types of trans people and everyone will be as special as they can. You will meet gays, lesbians, bisexuals, aspecs, aromanticism, pan sexuals/demi and a hundred other who are still trying to find a word for themselves. They will not be defined by their clothes, or their voices or their surgeries. They will only be defined by their kindness and heart but I repeat, you absolutely need to meet these people. They are real. We are real. And you will not find us on tumblr/social media discourses.

This one’s for the younger queer kids, please do not fall under the traps of the right way to be queer. Do not get into a pointless, intellectually superior discourse when there’s a living person standing in front of you, telling you who they are. When you’re only interacting with a community from behind a screen, you only see a one-dimensional picture. The truth is often far different.

The LGBTQIA+ community is not as rigid as tumblr/other forms of social media might make you believe. There is no right or wrong terminology in my opinion, no right or wrong way to live—you just have to accept that every person you meet can choose to do whatever the fuck they want.

But to really interact with the community and understand the history and our present fight, you need to interact with the ones outside. The ones living and breathing and fighting on the streets.

And to all the queer kids/adults who do not have access to these places and community yet, I am sending you all my love. I am putting alstroemerias in your hands, as they represent connection. Because when even if you all can’t be here, every time I am here, every time we are here, holding each other’s hands and hearts, we’re thinking of you. We’re fighting for you.

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Delhi Queer Pride 2022

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Delhi queer pride this Sunday I WANT TO GOOOO

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Found something cool yesterday:

This is the Pride Station in India, found in Sector 50 Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It was named in honour of the transgender community in India on October 27, 2020. It is said, according to a census conducting 2011, that out of the 490 000 transgender people live in India, 35 000 of them live in NCR or the National Capital Region (areas such as Delhi and its surroundings)

Personally, when I first saw it, I became quite emotional, because India is still a conservative country, yet seeing such an open display of Queer support for people like me, filled me with joy.

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British Council Delhi Celebrates LGBT+ Community with a Vibrant Art Exhibition

  Inclusive Celebration at British Council Delhi

NEW DELHI - The British Council Delhi hosted a vibrant celebration on Wednesday evening, honoring the achievements of grassroots champions in India's LGBT+ community. The event, held at the British Council building, saw the participation of esteemed organizations such as InsideOut Delhi and the Humsafar Trust, alongside members of the LGBT+ community and supporters from all walks of life.  

Art Exhibition by Howard Hodgkin and Charles Correa

One of the highlights of the evening was an art exhibition featuring the works of acclaimed British queer artist, Howard Hodgkin. Hodgkin collaborated with renowned Indian architect Charles Correa to create a striking black and white mural that graces the facade of the British Council building, making it an iconic symbol of diversity and inclusion.  

A Series of Events Across India

This celebration is part of a series of events organized by the UK in India network throughout June. Similar receptions are planned in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Chennai, and Jodhpur. The United Kingdom remains steadfast in its commitment to championing LGBT+ rights globally and ensuring protection against discrimination for everyone, everywhere.  

Proud Support from the British High Commission

Expressing her pride in joining the celebration, Christina Scott, Acting British High Commissioner to India, stated, "I feel extremely proud to join so many like-minded people from across this wonderful city in celebrating the LGBT+ community. The UK believes that everyone, everywhere should be free to love whom they love and express themselves openly without fear of facing discrimination. Today, we celebrate love and pay tribute to everyone working to ensure full, equal, meaningful participation for all, across all walks of life."  

British Council's Commitment to Inclusion

Michael Houlgate, Deputy Director of the British Council India, emphasized the organization's dedication to diversity and inclusion. He said, "The British Council believes in the importance of diversity and inclusion. Our commitment is reflected in our celebration of Pride Month and through our work in English, education, and the arts. We are committed to creating empowering platforms for the LGBTQIA+ community to express themselves authentically and stand together in support of love and equality."  

UK's Support for LGBT+ Organizations and Collaborations

The British High Commission in New Delhi has been a longstanding supporter of the Humsafar Trust in India, demonstrating the UK's dedication to championing grassroots LGBT+ organizations and human rights defenders worldwide. Furthermore, the UK actively engages in international collaborations on LGBT+ rights, including serving as co-chairs of the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC) and the European LGBTI Focal Points Network (EFPN) in 2019. In addition, the UK fosters connections between British and Indian institutions and lawmakers to exchange best practices, particularly in improving workplace inclusion for LGBT+ employees.  

Promoting Inclusivity: Raising the Pride Flag

Notably, the British High Commission in New Delhi raised the Pride Flag for the first time in 2020 and continues this tradition annually to mark IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia). This year, the flag flew proudly on May 17, reaffirming the UK's commitment to promoting inclusivity and combating discrimination.  

About the British High Commission in New Delhi

The British High Commission in New Delhi serves as a dedicated hub for fostering strong bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and India. The Commission actively engages in various initiatives, including supporting organizations that promote LGBT+ rights and working towards creating an inclusive environment for all individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.   Sources: THX News & British High Commission New Delhi. Read the full article

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LGBTQI+ Rights in Pakistan

LGBTQI+ community continuously faces discrimination in Islamic Republic of Pakistan.Both homosexuality & transgenderism are seen as deviant & immoral.Homosexuality is a punishable crime in both Pakistan's constitutional & federal sharia law.Pakistan's Transgender, Non-binary people who identify as Khawaja Sara (a term derived from sufi islam & also used as respective designation for hijras,queer people in Mughal empire) are also subject to various types of discrimination & harassment.Since 2020, anti-transgender sentiments spred across the nation.There were several protests by Islamists,Conservatives against Pakistan's Inclusive Transgender Bill.

Conservative Jamaat-e-islam claimed that ''The law was against Islam.There's nothing like transgender in Islam''.Senetor Mushtaq Ali first started the anti-trans propaganda that this law will allow marriages of same sex & sex change[...]

LGBTQ+ pride flag of Pakistan

In Pakistan homosexuality is a criminal offense under the Section 377.The section of the Penal Code criminalising consensual queer relations was inherited from the colonial rule of the British Raj.It was enacted on 6 October 1860 in Indian sub-continent and went into force on 1 January 1862.

Although some human rights activists,experts claimed that punishment under section 377 is rarely imposed.The Pakistani Constitution does not explicitly make mention of sexual orientation or gender identity.It does contain certain provisions that may impact the constitutional rights of LGBT Pakistani citizens.Further crossdressing is not criminalized in Islamic State of Pakistan.But Pakistani society is very patriarchal & transgressing the societal gender norms may bring threats against queer people.Crossdressing or transgressing the societal gender norms may be punishable under Pakistan's Sharia law.

History

Homosexuality was widely tolerated & accepted untill 1860s.Mughal,Gaznavid empires also tolerated several gender & sexual fluidity.Sultan Babur mentioned about his sexuality,crush in Baburnama.There were homoerotic & homoromantic writing in Islamic literature.From 1750-1830 female homoromantic narratives were documented in Urdu poetry.Transgender & Gender diverse people enjoyed high status in Mughal era.Hijra identity is documented to have evolved during the Delhi Sultanate (1226-1526),Mughal Empire(1526-1707). manual laborers, military commanders, political advisors, and guardians of the harem.Most of them were served in royal household,palace,harem.Further hijras were military commanders,supervisors of royal house,manual laborers,political advisors in mughal era.The dominant school of Islamic thought in the mughal empire, hanafism was much more lenient & did not mandate punishment for homosexuality.During the reign of the mughal emperor Aurangzeb, he brought Fatawa-e-Alamgiri,which mandated several types of punishments for homosexuality.

Since 1850s British colonized sexual & gender minorities in Pakistan,India & Bangladesh.In 1871 british labeled hijras as criminal & later started a widespread campaign against gender minorities in Indian subcontinent.As a result hijras/khawaja sara became a marginalised section society.From the beginning British Raj, colonial authorities deployed various strategies to eradicate hijras, whom they saw as "a breach of public decency.

The roots of the sectarian violence, like most discrimination against minority communities, can be traced back to the military dictatorship of Ziaul Haq.He imposed a hardline Sunni interpretation of Islam in the country,created and strengthened militant groups.

As part of the Islamisation of Pakistan, the Hudood Ordinances were enacted in 1979, stipulating severe punishments for adultery, fornication,sodomy.The amendments included corporal and capital punishments, such as whipping of up to 100 lashes and death by stoning if married (for adultery).

Hijra Culture in Pakistan

Transgender,Trans-feminine,Bigender,Genderqueer/Non-binary people are colloquially known as Hijra in South Asia.Hijra is an umbrella term for multiple gender & sexualities,including but not limited to Trans Woman,Intersex & Eunuch individuals.In Pakistan,many trans,queer & non-binary community prefer the term Khawaja Sara rather than Hijra.Some people doesn't like the term Hijra,Khusra,Khusaraa.Because such terms are often used to humiliate gender-diverse community in Pakistan. Beside this,transvestite homosexuals & transvestite dancers are known as Zenanna.Zenana people may take part in hijra tradition or culture.Most khawaja saras are deemed to have been direct cultural descendants of the court eunuchs of the Mughal era.

Most of the Khawaja saras also follow sufi beliefs & practices sufi Islam.Most of the Hijras,Khawaja Saras honour the Prominent Sufi & Shia figures such as Khawaja Gharib,Khwaja Chisti,Imam Husseini,etc.Khawaja Saras also pay homage to sufi shrines/dargahs.Khawaja Sara/Hijra do religious pilgrimage in Mecca.

Most of the Pakistani Khawaja Saras lives under the socio-cultural kinship,which called Guru-Chela.Hijra/Khawaja Sara community follows a hierarchal system.Guru is the head & leader of Khawaja Sara community.Chelas are the disciple of Guru Khawaja Sara/Hijra.Chelas have to obey Guru.Guru has to provide basic things for chela's livelihoods.Guru is also considered as mother in the hijra community.Guru's mother,senior hijras are called nani or dadi(grandma).

Chelas collects money by dancing,singing in marriage occasions as well as other social functions.Hijra/Khawaja Sara also blesses newly wed-couple,married couple,new-born baby.This practice is called Badhai in Hijra/Khawaja Sara culture.Pakistani society believed that God gave supernatural powers to Hijras/Khawaja Saras to bless & curse people.South asian people thought that hijras are born with genital dysphoria,gender ambiguity.People are afraid that hijras might curse their fate so people have listen to their needs,give them alms, & invite their presence at various events and functions, especially,birth of a new born child, circumcisions, weddings.

Despite having a relatively cultural tolerance Khawaja Sara faces social stigma,discrimination in religiously-conservative Pakistan. In northern Pakistan transgenders are the most vulnerable group.In Northern area of Pakistan, hijras faces widespread violence.

Trans,Khawaja Sara rights

Pakistan has very limited transgender/khawaja sara rights,intersex rights.Since 2018, transgender & gender diverse community got much privilege under the Trans Rights Bill.Hijra community often beg, dance & engage in sex work as their only means of livelihood,becoming soft targets for harassment,violence,abuse and rape, mostly in the hands of the local & religious polices.Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018 gave transgender people the right to choose their gender identity under the X card, right to access in healthcare & education,right to seek protection,etc.

But in 2023 Sharia court judgement declared the law against Islam.Some trans activists criticized the judgement of Federal Sharia court.Transgender,Khawaja Sara activist criticized the judgement of Federal Sharia court

Barrister Muhammad Aslam Khaki filed a petition in the Supreme Court that led to the hijra's voting rights after reading about a brutal incident in Taxila, near the capital, where police allegedly robbed and raped a group of eight hijras.

Since 14 November,2009 Hijras were allowed to vote under a third gender/sex option.Hijras got a recognition

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"I saw some of the most beautiful homosexual women in the parade. But then, they won't be interested in me."

(Delhi Queer Pride 2015)

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WinHugs should run on any version of Windows since 95, i.e. In addition to all of the Hugs features, it includes type browsers and hierarchical constraint views. Further details, including a preview download, are available here. Harmless Hugs also launched an anthology of short stories around queer lives in 2016 which was launched by Piyush Mishra. WinHugs is the Windows user interface to Hugs. Apart from this, the collective organises regular meet ups, informative sessions and plays (in collaboration with Asmita Theatre Group led by Arvind Gaur) to spread awareness about the LGBT rights in India and sensitise the society about the community. The 2016 edition had Piyush Mishra as chief guest and had support of Kunal Kapoor and Kalki. Harmless Hugs has also organised four editions of Delhi International Queer Theater and Film Festival (2015, 2016, 20). Harmless Hugs organised the first LGBT Flashmob in Delhi in 2015 and have been doing it every year since then. Harmless Hugs was started as an online secret LGBT group and took shape of a young collective which is working for LGBT rights in India.

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Top 5 Queer Cafes and Clubs in Delhi that Celebrate LOVE!

The whole world becomes a lot more accepting during pride month but the queer community needs more than that! They need to feel seen and heard every day, they need a place where they can be themselves without the fear of being judged or called out for their preferences. They don’t need a dingy corner standing aloof from the rest of the bright and dreamy parts of a club.

The queer community needs space just like heterosexuals do and fortunately enough, with the changing times, cafes are now standing tall with these communities. These cafes in Delhi don’t just welcome the queer folks with open arms but celebrate them for being themselves, unapologetically. Let’s take a closer look at these cafes, shall we!

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Hiten Noonwal at Delhi Queer Pride 2022