Hundreds take part in Bengaluru's LGBTQ Pride parade 

Several LGBTQ activists rallied on Sunday in Bengaluru from Kempegowda Majestic metro station till the Town Hall.
In a first, hundreds of people took to the streets in Bengaluru to take part in the Pride Parade. (Photo | Pushkar V)
In a first, hundreds of people took to the streets in Bengaluru to take part in the Pride Parade. (Photo | Pushkar V)
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This was the first Pride march held in the city after the Supreme Court decriminalised the part of the 158-year-old law, Section 377, which criminalised homosexuality. (Photo | Pushkar V)
This was the first Pride march held in the city after the Supreme Court decriminalised the part of the 158-year-old law, Section 377, which criminalised homosexuality. (Photo | Pushkar V)
A five-judge bench termed the part of the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises consensual gay sex as irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary.
A five-judge bench termed the part of the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises consensual gay sex as irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary.
Several people from the LGBTQ community gathered outside the Kempegowda Majestic metro station and marched to the Town hall. (Photo | Pushkar V)
Several people from the LGBTQ community gathered outside the Kempegowda Majestic metro station and marched to the Town hall. (Photo | Pushkar V)
The pride parade was also disabled-friendly. Vehicles were arranged for those who couldn't walk. (Photo | Pushkar V)
The pride parade was also disabled-friendly. Vehicles were arranged for those who couldn't walk. (Photo | Pushkar V)
Waving rainbow flags and holding balloons, parade-goers expressed their satisfaction with the gains India's LGBTQ community has made in recent years. (Photo | Pushkar V)
Waving rainbow flags and holding balloons, parade-goers expressed their satisfaction with the gains India's LGBTQ community has made in recent years. (Photo | Pushkar V)

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