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Orange City LGBT Pride March or Nagpur Pride March is the pride parade of Nagpur, Maharashtra, which started in the year 2016.[1] It is a festival to honour and celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people and their supporters.[2]

2016

The first Pride March was conducted on 5th March,[1] 2016; organised by the Sarthi Trust,[3] and supported by organisations like Red Cross Society, YMCA, India Peace Centre, National Council of Churches in India, Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti, Matruseva Sangh Institute of Social Work, etc.[3] It was flagged off by the BJP MLA Milind Mane in his “personal capacity”.[3] The march saw the presence of around 400 people including 122 straight supporters.[3] The march commenced from the Samvidhan Square at 3pm,[4] and went to Zero Mile to Variety Square to Jhansi Rani Square to University Library, Canal Road, Ramdaspeth, Lokmat Square to Panchasheel Square to Jhansi Rani Square and back to Samvidhan Square.[2] The ages of the LGBT participants ranged between 19-42.[3]

2017

The second Orange City Pride March was organised on 18th February by the Orange City Pride March Committee, along with the Sarthi Trust.[5] The parade started from Samvidhan Square, Civil Lines, Nagpur.[5] It was flagged off by Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, India’s first openly gay royal.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Many students to come out of the closet at Nagpur's gay pride march - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  2. ^ a b "Many display solidarity for LGBT community in 'Orange City Pride March'". www.nagpurtoday.in. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  3. ^ a b c d e "LGBT community, supporters take out 'pride parade' in Nagpur". The Indian Express. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  4. ^ "Nagpur Pride March On Saturday, 5th March". Gaysi. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  5. ^ a b "Nagpur's LGBT community demands its constitutional rights through the Orange City Pride March". Nation Next. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  6. ^ "I am gay and it's ok, was the message of city's second pride march - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-17.


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