The Daily Star, AP, November 25, 2012
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| Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community and supporters attend the 5th Delhi Queer Pride parade in New Delhi on November 25, 2012. AFP |
NEW DELHI:
Hundreds of gay rights supporters are marching through New Delhi to demand that
they be allowed to lead lives of dignity in India's deeply conservative
society.
Dozens of
activists Sunday carried a nearly 15-meter- (50-foot-) long, rainbow-colored
banner and waved placards demanding that the government extend the scope of
anti-discrimination laws to schools and offices.
Activists
said that three years after the Delhi High Court made changes in India's
colonial-era law that made gay sex a crime, homosexuals are still not socially
accepted in India.
In some big
cities, homosexuality is slowly gaining acceptance and a few high-profile
Bollywood films have dealt with gay issues.
Still, many
marchers Sunday covered their faces with scarves or wore masks because they
have not told their friends and families about their sexuality.
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