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Thousands (or Hundreds) Turn Out for First Queer Pride Fests in India We've had our fill of swell and swilling Pride, but for some global gays it's still about fighting for, like, civil rights! This weekend not only marked the anniversary of Stonewall in the U.S., it marked Queer Pride in India, with a parade in Calcutta and the first celebrations of their kind in Delhi and Bangalore. The freedom to be out in the open about one's gayness hasn't really existed in India due to a colonial area penal code known as Section 377 that punishes for sex acts "against the order of nature." The law has been repealed in other former British colonies and a high court in Delhi is set to hear arguments against the law this week.We were most amused by this quote, in a piece about the Delhi celebration in Time: "It's been great fun," said Mather George, an anthropologist from San Francisco, "I missed the dykes on bikes, the naked people and the music, but I guess they'll get there!"OK, Mather! We're not so sure ourselves that "dykes on bikes" is a concept that's going to translate across cultures, but, um, you're the "anthropologist." RELATED: Gambian President Looking to Cleanse the Country of Homos Thousands March for Indian Pride (Queerty) Hundreds March in India for Rights (Washington Post) Gay Pride Delhi-Style (Yahoo/Time) | save to del.icio.us | digg it | facebook it | Comments (0) 0 TrackBacksListed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Thousands (or Hundreds) Turn Out for First Queer Pride Fests in India. TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.thesword.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/3394 |
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