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The '''Bhopal Pride March''' was an event held in 2017 to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ([[LGBT]]) culture in [[Bhopal]], India.<br />
[[File:Bhopal_pride_Queermitra_04.jpg|thumb|Bhopal Pride March]]<br />
The [[pride march|march]] occurred on 17 May 2017.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/may/17/lgbtq-community-parade-with-pride-in-first-for-bhopal-demand-welfare-board-for-transgendersexual-m-1605921--1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806023250/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/may/17/lgbtq-community-parade-with-pride-in-first-for-bhopal-demand-welfare-board-for-transgendersexual-m-1605921--1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2017|title=LGBTQ community parade with pride in first for Bhopal, demand welfare board for Transgender/Sexual Minorities|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-06-17}}</ref> Events included panel discussions, music events, street plays and an art exhibition.<ref name=":1" /> The march in 2017 was the first [[Pride parade|pride march]] in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], and was held on the [[International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-madhya-pradeshs-first-lgbt-pride-parade-in-city-on-may-17/1063460|title=Bhopal: Maydha Pradesh's first LGBT Pride Parade in city on May 17 {{!}} Free Press Journal|website=www.freepressjournal.in|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-06-17}}</ref> The parade began at the [[Van Vihar National Park|Van Vihar]] gate and ended at the Hotel Lakeview Ranjit.<br />
[[File:Bhopal_pride_Queermitra_02.jpg|thumb|Bhopal Pride March]]<br />
Kokila Bhattacharya, a member of the organising committee said, ‘We will not be debating or protesting peoples' beliefs, we will only talk about fundamental human rights and a life for the LGBTQ community of dignity and social acceptance."It came about when some students in the college where the awareness sessions were held asked why there weren’t any pride marches in Bhopal. The event was funded by people through crowd funding and didn't rely on sponsors for the same.{{fact|date=January 2023}}<br />
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== Participation ==<br />
Approximately four hundred [[LGBT|LGBTQ]] community members and allies from across India participated,<ref name=":1" /> with marchers demanding that the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh government]] set up a [[transgender]]/[[Sexual minority|sexual minorities]] welfare board in [[Bhopal]].<ref name=":1" /> The event attracted [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]] and voluntary organisations as participants including the Citizen's Action Network, Mitra Shringaar Samiti, Anmil Seva Sansthan and the Center for Social Justice.<ref name=":0"/> Sanjana Singh Rajput, Balram Raikwar and Devi Singh were some of the activists present.<ref name=":0"/><br />
[[File:Bhopal_pride_Queermitra_09.jpg|thumb|Bhopal Pride March]]<br />
[[File:Bhopal_pride_Queermitra_05.jpg|thumb|Huge participation in Bhopal Pride March]]<br />
Before the event, Sanjana Singh Rajput stated, "The parade will mark a way to aware [sic] people about us and it will be aimed [sic] to make people understand that we are also human beings who deserve to be accepted in society and get education, health facilities, and employment opportunities like everyone else."<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== 2018 ===<br />
After its first year of Pride Walk in 2017, Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh witnessed its second "Gay Pride Parade", 2018.<ref name="photogallery.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web|url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/news/events/in-pictures-gay-pride-parade-held-in-bhopal/articleshow/65005590.cms|title=In pictures: Gay pride parade held in Bhopal|website=photogallery.indiatimes.com|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref> It was a 15-day event from 1–15 July, that conducted various programs like film screening, open mic, storytelling, street play etc. The organizers crowd funded the event through social media sites.<ref name="photogallery.indiatimes.com"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of LGBT events]]<br />
*QueerMitra: A youth LGBTQ+ alliance based in central India [https://queermitra.wordpress.com/ Website] [https://www.facebook.com/Queermitra/ Facebook link] [https://www.instagram.com/queermitra/ Instagram link]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:2017 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Pride parades in India]]<br />
[[Category:Culture of Bhopal]]<br />
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