Few But Proud Gather For Delhi Pride Parade

A mere 200 people gathered the for the fifth annual pride event in India to reinforce their identities and call for more social acceptance.

Image by Mustafa Quraishi / AP

On Sunday, November 25, gay rights activists gathered for the Fifth Delhi Queer Pride parade in New Delhi. The small group, which dropped in numbers from previous years, marched through the city in efforts to eliminate taboos associated with the country’s deeply conservative society.

Just three years after India’s courts decriminalized gay sex, the LGBT community is still fighting for equal legal, social, and medical rights.

More pictures of the festivities below.

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