Queer Pride 2019: A Protest Against ‘Dark Times’

At the 12th edition of the Delhi Pride Parade, thousands of members of the LGBTQIA+ community walked hand-in-hand from Barakhamba Road to Jantar Mantar, shouting ‘Love is Love’ in unison. A huge banner which read ‘Stop Trans Rights Bill’ led the crowd.
Amidst the rainbows, there were also many who wore black and grey.
“We decided to shed colour this time and wear black to protest the trans rights Bill and the crisis the whole country is currently going through. The Delhi Pride has always been political and it is this time as well… You’ll see a lot of us wearing black,” said Ruth Chaungthu, co-founder of LGBT Nazariya, an independent grassroots alliance formed by the students of Delhi University.

Like our work? Click here to support The Wire: https://thewire.in/support
The founding premise of The Wire is this: if good journalism is to survive and thrive, it can only do so by being both editorially and financially independent. This means relying principally on contributions from readers and concerned citizens who have no interest other than to sustain a space for quality journalism. As a publication, The Wire will be firmly committed to the public interest and democratic values.
We publish in four different languages!
For English, visit www.thewire.in
for Hindi: http://thewirehindi.com/
for Urdu: http://thewireurdu.com
for Marathi: https://marathi.thewire.in
If you are a young writer or a creator, you can submit articles, essays, photos, poetry – anything that’s straight out of your imagination – to LiveWire, The Wire’s portal for the young, by the young. https://livewire.thewire.in/
You can also follow The Wire’s social media platforms and engage with us.
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/TheWire/
https://www.facebook.com/TheWireHindi/
https://www.facebook.com/TheWireUrdu/
https://www.facebook.com/TheWireMarathi/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/thewire_in
https://twitter.com/thewirehindi
https://twitter.com/TheWireUrdu
https://twitter.com/TheWireMarathi
https://twitter.com/livewire
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/thewirein/
https://www.instagram.com/livewirein/
Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button to never miss a video from The Wire!