Nepal Pride Parade
Leading line of the pride parade
The first ever Pride March in Nepal
Statusactive
GenrePride Parade
FrequencyAnnual, Second Saturday of June
Location(s)Kathmandu
InauguratedJune 29, 2019 (2019-06-29), the other day of the Stonewall Riot anniversary
Previous event2022 June 11
Next event2023 June 10
Organized byQueer Youth Group and Queer Rights Collective, Campaign for Change (since 2020) [1]
Websitewww.nepalprideparade.org

Nepal POMSOGIESC (People of Marginalized Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics) Pride Parade, known as Nepal Pride Parade in short,[a] is organized on every second Saturday of June. The Pride March is organized by Queer Youth Group in collaboration with Queer Rights Collective. Since 2020, Campaign for Change (intersex rights organization) has also been involved.[2] This Pride March marked establishment of first independent Pride Parade in Nepal.[3]

2022

The fourth annual Nepal Pride Parade was conducted in physical attendance after two years of virtual momentum.[4] The parade was gathered at Fibwakhya (Maitighar) and concluded at New Baneshwar. There were speeches in multiple indigenous languages with sign language interpretation.[5][6][7]

2021

The third annual Nepal Pride Parade was also conducted virtually.[8] Events included:-[9]

2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the second annual Nepal Pride Parade was conducted online. The day started with Tweetathon & Instathon that led to virtual sessions being conducted.[10][11] Events included:-[12]

2019

The first parade drew around four hundred people on the busy streets of Maitighar Mandala.[13] The first pride march was organized on June 29, 2019, which declared second Saturday of June to be celebrated as Pride Day in Nepal.[14]

In 2019, people gathered at Maitighar Mandala (Fibwa Khya) in the morning and marched towards New Baneshwar (Khunthoo).[15] Around 400 people showed up.[16][17] People held Rainbow Pride Flag, Bisexual Pride Flag, Transgender Pride Flag, Genderqueer Pride Flag, Genderfluid Pride Flag, Intersex Pride Flag along with slogans in four different languages.[18][19][20] The theme of the pride march was 'Inclusion of queer (gender and sexual minorities) at all levels of state and decision-making process.[21][22]

Gallery

Nepal Pride Parade, 2019

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Nepali: नेपाल गौरव यात्रा, pronounced [ˈnepal ˈɡʌu̯ɾʌb ˈjat̪ra]; Maithili: 𑒢𑒹𑒣𑒰𑒪 𑒑𑒾𑒩𑒫 𑒨𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒰, pronounced [ˈneːpaːlᵊ ˈɡəʊ̯ɾəʋᵊ ˈjaːt̪ɾaː]; Newar: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐎𑐸𑐊𑐬 𑐐𑑁𑐬𑐧𑐫𑐵𑑅, pronounced [ˈnepaː ˈkueɾə ˈɡəuɾəbəjaː]; Tamang: ནེཔཱལ་གཽརབལཱ་ཀུངླདཱིབ; Gurung: नेपाल ङ्होईल्वुबये भ्रज्ञाँ; Limbu: ᤏᤣᤐᤠᤗ ᤜᤣᤴᤇᤠᤶ ᤋᤱᤏᤠᤔ, pronounced [neˈpalɔ ˈhenˌtɕʰam ˈtɔŋˌnamɔ]

References

  1. ^ "सार्वजनिक वक्तव्य २०७९". Nepal Pride Parade. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022. नेपालमा गौरव यात्राको आयोजना क्वयेर युथ ग्रुप (Queer Youth Group) द्वारा गरिएको हो । हामी मुनाफा वितरण नगर्ने संस्था हौँ । हामी सिमान्तकृत यौन अभिमुखिकरण, लैङ्गिक पहिचान र यौन विशेषताका व्यक्तिहरूको अधिकारका निम्ति कार्यरत छौँ । गौरव यात्राको सुरुवात देखि क्वयेर राइट्स् कलेक्टिभ (Queer Rights Collective) को साथ थियो । यो एउटा फुक्का संजाल हो । २०७७ देखि क्याम्पेन फर चेन्ज (Campaign for Change) पनि जोडिन पुगेको हो । यस संस्थाले अन्तरलिङ्गी व्यक्तिहरूको हक अधिकारका निम्ति काम गर्दछ । अन्तरलिङ्गी हक अधिकारको क्षेत्रमा कार्यरत अन्तरलिङ्गी व्यक्तिहरूकै नेतृत्वमा रहेको यो पहिलो र हालसम्म एक मात्र संस्था हो ।
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  14. ^ "Second Saturday of June to be Pride Day in Nepal". Nepal Pride Parade. 10 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Public Statement 2019". Nepal Pride Parade. 8 November 2019.
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  19. ^ "Sexual minority groups holding pride parade in Kathmandu". OnlineKhabar. 28 June 2019.
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