Gujarat LGBT Pride

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LGBT Pride marches have been held in the Indian state of Gujarat in various cities since 2013. [1] The first LGBT pride march was held in Surat on 6 October 2013. Since then, pride march in the state has been held in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. [2]

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2013

The first pride march in Gujarat was held in Surat on 6 October 2013. [3] The march was organised by LGBT activist Swagat Shah. [1] Over 150 participants from across Gujarat and Mumbai took part. The march started from New Civil Court and ended at Kargil Chowk. [4] On 1 December, a 2nd pride march was held in Ahmedabad. [5] The march started from IT building at and ended at Gandhi Ashram. [6] [7] Ahmedabad mayor Meenaxiben Patel was the chief guest and flagged off the march. Participants included school students, students from IIMA and parents of LGBTQ people. [6] Manvendra Singh Gohil did not participate in the pride and said one should not be aping the West. [8]

2014

In 2014, pride march was organised in Vadodara city on 30 November from Genda Circle to Chakli circle. [9] On 29 November, ‘Best of Kashish’ - a movie package of the best films screened at the Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival- were screened, followed by dance, music and other art performances showcasing local talent of Vadodara at Swastik Auditorium at Ellora Park area . [10] [11] Another march was held in Ahmedabad on 1 December from Bata House to Income Tax Circle. [9] Over 300 people took part in the 2nd pride held in Ahmedabad. [12]

2018

Pride march was held in Ahmedabad after a gap of 4 years on 24 February. The march began from Kanoria Centre for Arts and ended at Darpana Academy of Performing Arts and was attended by 200 people. [13] [14] A queer conference titled Sambandh too was organised a day before the march. [15] The city of Vadodara held a pride march under the banner Vadodara Samman Yatra on 1 July. [16] The march started from Dairy Den Circle and culminated at Yog Niketan. [17]

2019

In 2019, Ahmedabad pride march was held on 24 February from Ankur Char Rasta to the Darpana Academy. [18] A panel discussion SamBandh: Dissident sketches was held as part of the pride celebration. [19]

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