1. Queer MOGAI Pride Parade

2. Blue Diamond Society
    By year   2010    2011    2012    2013    2014    2015    2016    2017   Criticisms  Not a Pride Parade 

3. Queer womxn pride

4. Mitini Nepal

5. Gallery

6. References

7. See also

Nepal Pride Parade is the pride parade for LGBTI residents in Nepal. It was first launched by the Blue Diamond Society, an LGBT rights organization, in 2001, but most participants wore masks to prevent being identified by suspected homophobic people; in addition, the parade was purposefully scheduled to coincide with the Gaijatra festival.^[1] All the parades since then have coincided with the Gaijatra festival. The parades end with a candle-light vigil in memories of those who died in the past year, promoting equality for all. However, Pride Parades in Nepal has been led by different organizations in different dates of the year.

Queer MOGAI Pride Parade

A Queer MOGAI Pride Parade is supposed to be organized in Nepal on May 5. The May 5 has been declared as Nepal's Pride March Day. ^[2]

Blue Diamond Society

By year

The list of Blue Diamond Society organized Pride Parades by year

2010

On 25 August 2010 the first Gaijatra International Pride Festival was held in Kathmandu. Organised by Blue Diamond Society, it saw the participation of around 2000 participants from various countries such as India, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark and Norway.^[3] The march also saw the participation of Irish lawmaker Dominique Hanningan and British Ambassador to Nepal John Tucknott.^[4]

The parade was led by Sunil Pant, first openly gay member of the Nepalese Parliament, and called for an end to all discrimination. .^[3] Young men and women marched in the gay pride wearing costumes, animal ensembles and masks. The March was in stark contrast from the earlier marches when the participants hid their faces. The March also saw the participation of human rights organisations and politicians.^[1]

2011

In August 2011, the annual pride parade took place in the town of Biratnagar in order to increase awareness of sexual rights in rural areas.^[5] The same year Nepal became the first country in the world to include a third gender on its federal census.^[6]

2012

On 3 August 2012, the 3rd Gaijatra International Pride Festival took place in Lakeside, Pokhara. The festival drew supporters from local people as well as the tourists.^[7] The theme of the Gaijatra festival was “Bringing Friends and Families Together for Solidarity towards Equality, Protecting Mountain Eco-systems and Promoting ‘Visit Lumbini Year 2012’ in Nepal.” ^[8] The parade ended with the candle memorial in the memory of the victims of the Seti River flood.^[9]

2013

In 2013, the pride parade took place on 22nd August in Kathmandu. The parade saw a participation from around 1000 people, including gays, lesbians, transgenders and their supporters to demand rights for sexual minorities.^[10]

2014

LGBT people and supporters joined a march in Kathmandu on 11th August 2014, to celebrate the fifth annual Gaijatra Pride Festival. People took to the streets demanding legalisation of same-sex marriage in Nepal, and was expected to change by the end of year.^[11]

2015

The 6th International Pride Festival of Nepal took place on August 30 in Kathmandu. The theme for the parade was “The constitutions will cement the hopes cracked by the earthquake, Avoid gender-based discrimination while rebuilding the structures”.^[12]

The event started from Thamel gateway and ended with cable light remembering the deceased of earthquake at Kumari Temple. One of the staff member of Blue Diamond Society and one transgender, who died during the 2015 Nepal earthquake, were remembered.^[12]

2016

Almost a thousand people took part in the 2016 Pride Parade in Kathmandu on August 19. The parade demanded equality for LGBTQ people, as they were discriminated despite constitutional ban on discrimination based on sexuality and implementation of their rights under the country’s constitution. The parade also saw the US Ambassador of Nepal Alaina B Teplitz as one of the supporter.^[13]

2017

A month before the 2017 Pride Parade took place on August 8, a transgender women and her husband were issued, by a district office, a marriage certificate.^[14]

The 2017 Pride Parade took place in Kathmandu, with people wearing vibrant costumes and carrying rainbow balloons and flags. Around 1500 people took part and paid tribute to members of the LGTB community who had died in 2017, which included the American artist, Gilbert Baker, who designed the rainbow flag that is the emblem of the gay community.^[15]

Criticisms

Locals including LGBT people from Newar community has criticized Blue Diamond Society for misplacing Pride Parade on a festival of humor and jokes. Newar people who traditionally celebrate the Gai Jatra(Saa Paaru) festival have commented that the festival meant to crack jokes and humor, and LGBT people's serious issue is becoming a joke in the country. Voices were raised against Blue Diamond Society's unilateral decision to convert a traditional festival into something else. ^[16] The celebration of LGBT pride on the festival has led to cultural conflict in Kathmandu.

Not a Pride Parade

While technically, Blue Diamond Society organizes Pride Parade on a Newar festival Gai Jatra(Saa Paaru), the senior LGBT activists call it celebration of the festival. Sunil Babu Panta claims that it is not a Pride Parade itself, but using an exisiting festival to voice for LGBTI rights. ^[17]

Queer womxn pride

A Queer / MOGAI / LBTI women Pride was organized in 2019 by Queer Youth Group to voice women from diverse sexual orientations and inclusion of women who were assigned intersex at birth as well as transgender women. The term 'womxn' was used nstead of ‘woman’ the rally in order to claim a language where ‘man’ does not become the central or by default gender. ^{[18] [19]}

A queer tree was also marked on the event.

Mitini Nepal

Mitini Nepal organized Pride Parade along One Billion Rising on 14 Feb 2019.

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• Blue Diamond Society
• National LGBTI Day (Nepal)

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