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The first Pride March in [[Gurgaon]], [[India]] was hosted on 25 June 2016, at Sector -29 Leisure Valley.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Gurgaon-ready-to-host-its-first-queer-pride-parade/articleshow/52884841.cms|title=Gurgaon ready to host its first queer pride parade - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.catchnews.com/national-news/in-pictures-gurugram-celebrates-its-first-ever-lgbtiq-pride-march-1466926856.html|title=In pictures: Gurugram celebrates its first-ever LGBTIQ pride march|work=CatchNews.com|access-date=2017-06-17|language=en}}</ref> It was created in order to fill the vacuum of spaces that are queer friendly and pave way to creating a culture of LGBTQIA+ community meets and open dialogue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/gurgaon-citizens-witness-first-ever-lgbt-pride-parade-in-the-city/15917428.shtml|title=Gurgaon citizens witness first-ever LGBT pride parade in the city|website=www.merinews.com|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> The LGBTQ community all around the world is under constant threat of abuse, discrimination and even criminalization. [[Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code]] considers [[Homosexuality in India|homosexuality]] as unnatural or against the order of nature.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://campusdrift.com/lgbt-pride-parade-ab-gurgaon-dur-nahin/|title=LGBT Pride Parade – Ab Gurgaon Dur Nahin!|last=Barthwal|first=Aditya|date=2016-07-03|work=Campus Drift|access-date=2017-06-17|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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‘Gurgaon is home to many multinational companies which have been taking from the city without contributing to it in any way, this city has a fast pace and exclusive space for certain strata of the society and the stark reality of two sides of development is visible.’<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gaylaxymag.com/articles/queer-voices/why-we-are-organising-the-first-gurgaon-queer-pride/#gs.AL3j9Ok|title=Why Gurgaon Is Having A Queer Pride This Year|date=22 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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The parade was backed by the organizers of the [[Delhi Queer Pride Parade]], but the initiative of hosting it in Gurgaon was of Puja Bajad, who works for an international NGO and is a professional in the development sector.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/gurgaon-will-host-its-first-lgbtq-pride-parade-this-evening-257334.html|title=Gurgaon Will Host Its First LGBTQ Pride Parade This Evening|work=indiatimes.com|access-date=2017-06-17|language=en}}</ref> The parade was hosted also to show solidarity to the victims of the attack that took place on 12 June 2016, where at a nightclub in [[Orlando, Florida]] a single gunman killed 49 people at Pulse club and injured 53 others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/mass-shooting-at-orlando-nightclub/|title=Mass shooting at Orlando nightclub|date=2016-06-20|access-date=2017-06-17|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/2016-orlando-shooting|title=Orlando Shooting|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2017-06-17}}</ref> Besides mourning for the victims of the shooting and their friends and family, the pride march also included an agenda of celebrating the [[LGBT Pride Month]] (June).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/07/gurgaon-pride-march-photos/|title=In Photos: Gurgaon's Pride March Shows Just How Beautiful Solidarity Can Be|date=2016-07-05|work=Youth Ki Awaaz|access-date=2017-06-17|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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The event had specific demand for repealing section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that was brought by the [[British colonial rule]] and freedom from discrimination on account of sexual orientation in order to ensure social justice and create truly inclusive environment. It had a slogan “Ab Gurgaon Door Nahi” announcing the step the city has taken. The event started with reading of the Pride statement followed by open mic and music and dance performances along with the candlelight vigil in solidarity with victims of the shootings at Orlando and Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lbb.in/delhi/gurgaon-pride-love-diversity/|title=Gurgaon pride love diversity}}</ref><br />
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