KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Blue Diamond Society organized Pride Parade and Pride Concert on the occasion of the 20th Nepal Pride Parade and Gaijatra with the support of Right Here Right Now-Nepal and the US Embassy in Nepal.
The pride parade started at 1 PM at Thamel followed by the pride concert starting at 3 PM at Tundikhel ground.
In Pictures: LGBTI people color streets of Kathmandu
In the initial days of BDS’s establishment, BDS organized pride celebrations only inside closed and private venues. A year after that in 2002, BDS started its pride parade publicly to commemorate the LGBTI friends and family members across Nepal.
BDS has been organizing LGBTI pride parades and celebrating the Gaijatra festival to respect and commemorate the LGBTI loved ones, and occupies public space in a way that speaks to Nepali traditions as well as to raise their voice for their rights.
Here are some pictures taken by Republica’s photojournalist Bijaya Rai on Thursday:
