Pride parades in Nepal
{{short description|Annual LGBT events in Nepal}}
Throughout the year, different organizations host pride parades in Nepal. Blue Diamond Society, an LGBT rights organization, in 2010 organized Gai Jatra Gay March, with most participants on masks to prevent being identified by suspected homophobic people. In recent years, many pride parades in different times of the years have been organized. Due to criticism of Blue Diamond Society for organizing pride parade in Gaijatra festival many organizations deviated into new rallies.{{cite web|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Nepal-gays-take-the-bull-by-the-horn/articleshow/6432937.cms|title = Hundreds join Nepal's first gay pride parade|publisher = Times of India|date = Aug 25, 2010}} All the parades by Blue Diamond Society 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.
Nepal Pride Parade
{{Main|Nepal Pride Parade}}
Nepal POMSOGIESC (People of Marginalized Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics) Pride Parade, known as Nepal Pride Parade in short ({{langx|mai|𑒢𑒹𑒣𑒰𑒪 𑒑𑒾𑒩𑒫 𑒨𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒰}}; {{langx|new|𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐬𑑂𑐧𑐫𑐵𑑅}}; Tamang: {{lang|taj|ནེ་པལ་ རང་ཏང་ ཡུལ་ཀོར་།།}}; Gurung: {{lang|gvr|नेपाल ङ्होईल्वुबये भ्रज्ञाँ / नेपाल ल्हुब्ये प्रबक्याँ}}; Limbu: {{lang|lif|ᤏᤣᤐᤠᤗ ᤜᤣᤴᤇᤠᤶ ᤋᤱᤏᤠᤔ}}), 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.{{cite web|url=https://nepalprideparade.com/2020/05/20/statement2020-eng/ |title=Public Statement 2020 |date=20 May 2020 | publisher=Nepal Pride Parade}} This Pride March is the first pride march in Nepal. While many other LGBT marches existed around the year, this has become the first pride march celebrated on pride month.{{cite web|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/mycity/news/nepal-hosted-first-ever-pride-parade-marking-pride-month | title=Nepal hosts first- ever pride parade marking pride month | publisher=The Republica My City}} The first parade drew around four hundred people on the busy streets of Maitighar Mandala.{{cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/celebration-of-diversity-and-sexuality-countrys-first-pride-parade/ | title=Celebration of diversity and sexuality: country's first pride parade | date=29 June 2019 | publisher=The Himalayan Times}} The first pride march was organized on June 29, 2019, which declared second Saturday of June to be celebrated as Pride Day in Nepal.{{cite web|url=https://nepalprideparade.com/2019/12/10/second-saturday-of-june-to-be-pride-day-in-nepal/ |title=Second Saturday of June to be Pride Day in Nepal |date=10 December 2019 |publisher=Nepal Pride Parade}}
{{Infobox recurring event
|name = Nepal Pride Parade
|image = NPP2019_28.jpg
|image_size = 275px
|alt = Leading line of the pride parade
|caption = The first ever Pride March in Nepal
|organized = Queer Youth Group and Queer Rights Collective
|status = active
|genre = Pride Parade
|frequency = Annual, Second Saturday of June
|location = Kathmandu
|first = {{start date|2019|06|29}}, the other day of the Stonewall Riot anniversary
|current =
|prev = 2021 June 12
|next = 2022 June 11
|website = [http://www.nepalprideparade.org www.nepalprideparade.org]
|organised=Every second Saturday of June}}
In 2019, people gathered at Maitighar Mandala (Fibwa Khya) in the morning and marched towards New Baneshwar (Khunthoo).{{cite web|url=https://nepalprideparade.com/2019/11/09/statement2019-eng/|title=Public Statement 2019|date=8 November 2019 |publisher=Nepal Pride Parade}} Around 400 people showed up.{{cite web| url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/mycity/news/nepal-hosted-first-ever-pride-parade-marking-pride-month | title=Nepal hosts first- ever pride parade marking pride month | publisher=My Republica}}{{cite web|url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2019/06/777151 | title=यौनिक तथा लैङ्गिक अल्पसंख्यकको पहिलो गौरव यात्रा | publisher=OnlineKhabar}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://nepalbuzz.com/news-events/first-pride-parade-in-kathmandu-happy-pride-month/ | title=First Pride Parade in Kathmandu – Happy Pride Month! | date=28 June 2019 | publisher=NepalBuzz}}{{cite web|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/sexual-minority-groups-holding-pride-parade-in-kathmandu.html | title=Sexual minority groups holding pride parade in Kathmandu | date=28 June 2019 | publisher=OnlineKhabar}}{{cite web|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2019-06-27/marking-pride-month-nepals-first-pride-parade-to-take-place-tomorrow.html | title=Marking pride month, Nepal's first pride parade to take place tomorrow | publisher=The Kathmandu Post}} The theme of the pride march was 'Inclusion of queer (gender and sexual minorities) at all levels of state and decision-making process.{{cite web|url=https://thuprai.com/event/nepal-pride-parade/ | title=Nepal Pride Parade | publisher=Thuprai}}{{cite web |url=https://risingjunkiri.com/what-is-pride-parade/ |title=What is Pride Parade and its significance? |publisher=Rising Junkiri |access-date=2020-09-26 |archive-date=2019-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629183022/https://risingjunkiri.com/what-is-pride-parade/ |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-13|title=Nepal Pride Parade 2020: The show must go on(line)|url=http://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/nepal-pride-parade-2020-the-show-must-go-online/|access-date=2020-06-13|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title="We're here, we're queer and we're not going anywhere": Here's why the Pride Parade matters|url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2020/06/13/we-re-here-we-re-queer-and-we-re-not-going-anywhere-here-s-why-the-pride-parade-matters|access-date=2020-06-13|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}}{{Cite web|last=queeryouthgroup|date=2020-05-17|title=Second Annual Nepal Pride Parade|url=https://nepalprideparade.com/2020/05/17/second-annual-nepal-pride-parade/|access-date=2020-06-13|website=Nepal Pride Parade|language=en}} The third annual Nepal Pride Parade was also conducted virtually.{{cite web | url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2021/06/12/nepal-pride-parade-2021-to-be-celebrated-virtually | title=Nepal Pride Parade 2021 to be celebrated virtually | publisher=The Kathmandu Post}}{{cite web | url=https://nepalprideparade.com/2021/06/23/nepalprideparade2021/ | title=How did Nepal Pride Parade 2021 rolled on(line) | date=23 June 2021 | publisher=Nepal Pride Parade}}
Queer Womxn Pride
Queer Womxn Pride is organized every year on International Women's Day. It was organized since 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 instead of 'woman' the rally to claim a language where 'man' does not become the central or by default gender.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} A queer tree was also marked on the event. Second annual Queer Womxn Pride was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://nepalprideparade.com/2020/03/05/second-annual-queer-womxn-march-canceled/ |title=Second Annual Queer Womxn March canceled |date=5 March 2020 | publisher=Nepal Pride Parade}} The third annual Queer Womxn Pride was gathered in Bwojyaa-khya / Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu. The theme of the year was All women from now. The rally called for inclusion of intersex women, transgender women and women of diverse sexual orientations beyond heterosexuality and against other gender {{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/2903010199931280 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210308104808/https://www.facebook.com/events/2903010199931280 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-03-08 |title=Third Annual Queer Womxn Pride | publisher=Nepal Pride Parade}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/032-77-78 |title=032/77/78 |date=5 March 2021 | publisher=Queer Youth Group, Nepal}}{{cite web | url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2021/03/08/queer-womxn-pride-parade-held-in-kathmandu | title=Queer Womxn Pride Parade held in Kathmandu |publisher=The Kathmandu Post}}
Trans Pride Parade
Trans Pride Parade is celebrated the Saturday following December 17. The event is organized by Queer Youth Group and Trans Rights Collective since 2020. The event marks a linguistic landmark on 17 December 2018 when the term transgender was introduced in Nepali language as pāralaingik ({{langx|ne|पारलैङ्गिक}}), while prior to it trans people were referred with derogatory terminologies in the language. The event was held in Basantapur, Kathmandu.{{cite web | url = https://nepalprideparade.com/trans-pride-eng/ | title = Trans Pride Parade | publisher = Nepal Pride Parade | year = 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201220072759/https://nepalprideparade.com/trans-pride-nep/ | archive-date = 20 December 2020 | url-status = live }}{{cite web | url =https://deshsanchar.com/2020/12/19/451289/ | title ='हामी तेस्रो लिंगी होइनौँ, पारलैंगिक हौँ' (तस्बिरहरु) | publisher = Desh Sanchar| year = 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201220074212/https://deshsanchar.com/2020/12/19/451289/ | archive-date = 20 December 2020 | url-status = live }}{{cite web | url =https://aawaajnews.com/social/queer-community-creates-history-with-first-ever-trans-pride-parade-with-photos/ | title =Queer community creates history with first ever Trans Pride Parade (with photos) | publisher = Aaawaj News | year = 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201227113846/https://aawaajnews.com/social/queer-community-creates-history-with-first-ever-trans-pride-parade-with-photos/ | archive-date = 27 December 2020 | url-status = live }}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/013-77-78 | title=013-77-78 | date=17 December 2020 | publisher=Queer Youth Group,Nepal}} In 2021, around a hundred people marched from Fibwakhya (Maitighar Mandala) to New Baneshwar.{{cite web |title=Annual Trans Pride Parade to be held tomorrow |url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2021/12/17/annual-trans-pride-parade-to-be-held-tomorrow |website=The Kathmandu Post |access-date=24 December 2021}}{{cite web |title=Around a hundred people came together for Second Annual Trans Pride Parade |url=https://twitter.com/PrideParadeNp/status/1472146887616516101 |publisher=Nepal Pride Parade |access-date=24 December 2021}}
Blue Diamond Society
{{Main|Gai Jatra Third Gender March}}
Blue Diamond Society organizes an LGBT March on a Newar festival Gai Jatra(Saa Paaru). However, the event isn't seen as a Pride Parade, and rather a celebration of its own, different from 'Western concept' of Pride Parade.{{cite web| url=https://medium.com/@sunilbabupant/why-nepal-may-never-call-it-a-gay-pride-march-cb9a2771fe0f | title=Why Nepal may never call it a Gay Pride March? | publisher=Medium |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706043221/https://medium.com/@sunilbabupant/why-nepal-may-never-call-it-a-gay-pride-march-cb9a2771fe0f |archive-date=6 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}
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