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[[Hyderabad]] Queer Pride has been celebrated on one of the Sundays in February since 2013. First held on 3 February 2013, Hyderabad became the 12th Indian city to join the Queer pride march bandwagon, fourteen years after the first Indian pride march was held in [[Kolkata]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/out-in-the-open-they-long-for-acceptance/article4375695.ece|title=Out in the open, they long for acceptance|author=Staff Reporter|date=2013-02-04|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223063744/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/out-in-the-open-they-long-for-acceptance/article4375695.ece|archive-date=2020-02-23|url-status=live|language=en|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/hyderabad-gets-its-own-first-queer-parade-153759-2013-02-11|title=Gay pride and a colour riot: Hyderabad gets its own first queer parade|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> In 2015 it was renamed as Hyderabad Queer Swabhimana Pride, emphasising the self-respect and the acceptance of the community of themselves, as they are.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=http://www.gaylaxymag.com/exclusive/in-pics-telanganas-1st-queer-pride-march-and-hyderabads-3rd/#gs.ehShWWw|title=IN PICS: TELANGANA’S 1ST QUEER PRIDE MARCH (AND HYDERABAD’S 3RD)|last=Matta|first=Avinash|date=2015-02-10|work=Gaylaxy Magazine|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> In 2016 it was altered to Hyderabad Queer Swabhimana Yatra and has been retained since.
[[Hyderabad]] Queer Pride has been celebrated on one of the Sundays in February since 2013. First held on 3 February 2013, Hyderabad became the 12th Indian city to join the Queer pride march bandwagon, fourteen years after the first Indian pride march was held in [[Kolkata]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/out-in-the-open-they-long-for-acceptance/article4375695.ece|title=Out in the open, they long for acceptance|author=Staff Reporter|date=2013-02-04|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223063744/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/out-in-the-open-they-long-for-acceptance/article4375695.ece|archive-date=2020-02-23|url-status=live|language=en|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/hyderabad-gets-its-own-first-queer-parade-153759-2013-02-11|title=Gay pride and a colour riot: Hyderabad gets its own first queer parade|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> In 2015 it was renamed as Hyderabad Queer Swabhimana Pride, emphasising the self-respect and the acceptance of the community of themselves, as they are.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=http://www.gaylaxymag.com/exclusive/in-pics-telanganas-1st-queer-pride-march-and-hyderabads-3rd/#gs.ehShWWw|title=IN PICS: TELANGANA'S 1ST QUEER PRIDE MARCH (AND HYDERABAD'S 3RD)|last=Matta|first=Avinash|date=2015-02-10|work=Gaylaxy Magazine|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> In 2016 it was altered to Hyderabad Queer Swabhimana Yatra and has been retained since.


== Political Difficulties ==
== Political Difficulties ==
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== 2014 ==
== 2014 ==
The second Hyderabad queer pride was held on 23 February 2014, flagged off by actress [[Lakshmi Manchu]] and ended at [[Shilpakala Vedika|Shilpa Kala Vedika]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gaylaxymag.com/articles/current-affairs/glimpses-from-2nd-hyderabad-queer-pride-parade/#gs.PjF3gC4|title=Glimpses From 2nd Hyderabad Queer Pride Parade - Gaylaxy Magazine|website=www.gaylaxymag.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-17}}</ref> There were difficulties with the march, which was stopped by the police 10 minutes after its start and resumed after proper documents were checked.<ref name=":0" />
The second Hyderabad queer pride was held on 23 February 2014, flagged off by actress [[Lakshmi Manchu]] and ended at [[Shilpakala Vedika|Shilpa Kala Vedika]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gaylaxymag.com/articles/current-affairs/glimpses-from-2nd-hyderabad-queer-pride-parade/#gs.PjF3gC4|title=Glimpses From 2nd Hyderabad Queer Pride Parade - Gaylaxy Magazine|website=www.gaylaxymag.com|date=24 February 2014|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-17}}</ref> There were difficulties with the march, which was stopped by the police 10 minutes after its start and resumed after proper documents were checked.<ref name=":0" />


== 2015 ==
== 2015 ==
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== 2018 ==
== 2018 ==
Celebrated on 18 February, the sixth Hyderabad Queer Swabhimana Yatra was organised by Queer Campus, Hyderabad in association with various allied organisations and civil societies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hyderabad-pride-parade-soaks-city-in-rainbow-colours/articleshow/62986876.cms|title=Hyderabad Pride Parade soaks city in rainbow colours - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> The annual march traversed 4 kilometers from [[Kacheguda railway station|Kacheguda Railway Station]] to GHMC park, Amberpet to protest against the section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalizes sexual intercourse 'against the order of nature'.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/500-march-for-gay-rights-pride-from-kacheguda-stn-to-amberpet/articleshow/62977022.cms|title=500 march for gay rights & pride from Kacheguda stn to Amberpet - Times of India|date=2018-02-19|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824123005/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/500-march-for-gay-rights-pride-from-kacheguda-stn-to-amberpet/articleshow/62977022.cms|archive-date=2019-08-24|url-status=live}}</ref> Over 50 police personnel helped more than 500 participants consisting of both, members from the LGBTQ+ community and allies to march through the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/hyderabad-pride-march-2018-queer-people-allies-talk-about-need-to-extend-debate-beyond-section-377-4359571.html|title=Hyderabad Pride march 2018: Queer people, allies talk about need to extend debate beyond Section 377 - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref>
Celebrated on 18 February, the sixth Hyderabad Queer Swabhimana Yatra was organised by Queer Campus, Hyderabad in association with various allied organisations and civil societies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hyderabad-pride-parade-soaks-city-in-rainbow-colours/articleshow/62986876.cms|title=Hyderabad Pride Parade soaks city in rainbow colours - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> The annual march traversed 4 kilometers from [[Kacheguda railway station|Kacheguda Railway Station]] to GHMC park, Amberpet to protest against the section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalizes sexual intercourse 'against the order of nature'.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/500-march-for-gay-rights-pride-from-kacheguda-stn-to-amberpet/articleshow/62977022.cms|title=500 march for gay rights & pride from Kacheguda stn to Amberpet - Times of India|date=2018-02-19|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824123005/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/500-march-for-gay-rights-pride-from-kacheguda-stn-to-amberpet/articleshow/62977022.cms|archive-date=2019-08-24|url-status=live}}</ref> Over 50 police personnel helped more than 500 participants consisting of both, members from the LGBTQ+ community and allies to march through the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/hyderabad-pride-march-2018-queer-people-allies-talk-about-need-to-extend-debate-beyond-section-377-4359571.html|title=Hyderabad Pride march 2018: Queer people, allies talk about need to extend debate beyond Section 377 - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|date=20 February 2018|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref>


== 2019 ==
== 2019 ==
Hyderabad celebrated its 7th edition of the [[Queer]] Swabhimana Yatra on 10 March. Starting from Begumpet Police station, the parade marched on till Shenoy Grounds covering a 4&nbsp;km walk. Over 300 members from the community, and several other allies, marched for equal rights, inclusion and [[dignity]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/mar/11/one-year-after-377-hyderabad-marches-with-pride-1949547.html|title=One year after 377, Hyderabad marches with pride|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref>
Hyderabad celebrated its 7th edition of the [[Queer]] Swabhimana Yatra on 10 March. Starting from Begumpet Police station, the parade marched on till Shenoy Grounds covering a 4&nbsp;km walk. Over 300 members from the community, and several other allies, marched for equal rights, inclusion and [[dignity]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/mar/11/one-year-after-377-hyderabad-marches-with-pride-1949547.html|title=One year after 377, Hyderabad marches with pride|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref>


This was the first Pride Parade since [[homosexuality]] was decriminalized [<nowiki/>[[Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code|Section 377]] was held unconstitutional in September 2018]. At the Swabhimana Yatra, the [[LGBT community|LGBTQ+]] community celebrated [[gender]] variance and [[sexual diversity]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lbb.in/hyderabad/queer-swabhimana-yatra/|title=There Is A Pride March Happening In Hyderabad & We're Going {{!}} LBB|website=LBB, Hyderabad|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref>  While the struggle for equality continues, the scars the LGBTQ+ community has faced are slowly healing, paving way to an open and inclusive society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/positive-energy-marked-the-annual-gay-pride-rally/article26509521.ece|title=Walk with Pride}}</ref>
This was the first Pride Parade since [[homosexuality]] was decriminalized [<nowiki/>[[Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code|Section 377]] was held unconstitutional in September 2018]. At the Swabhimana Yatra, the [[LGBT community|LGBTQ+]] community celebrated [[gender]] variance and [[sexual diversity]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lbb.in/hyderabad/queer-swabhimana-yatra/|title=There Is A Pride March Happening In Hyderabad & We're Going {{!}} LBB|website=LBB, Hyderabad|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref>  While the struggle for equality continues, the scars the LGBTQ+ community has faced are slowly healing, paving way to an open and inclusive society.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/positive-energy-marked-the-annual-gay-pride-rally/article26509521.ece|title=Walk with Pride|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 March 2019|last1=Thatipalli|first1=Mallik}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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