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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shonal Ganguly

India's LGBTQ+ community holds pride march, raises concerns over country's restrictive laws

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More than 2,000 people took part in a gay pride event in New Delhi, waving rainbow flags and multicolored balloons as they celebrated sexual diversity in India but also raised concerns over the country's restrictive laws.

Dancing to drums and music, the participants walked for more than two hours to the Jantar Mantar area near India’s Parliament. They held banners reading “Equality for all” and “Queer and proud.”

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