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Weeklong queer fest starts today TNN | Jan 21, 2012, 02.24AM IST http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/5722308.cms MUMBAI: Saturday marks the start of the <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Queer-Azadi-Week> Queer Azadi Week in Mumbai with an array of events lined up to seek equal rights for sexual minorities including <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/lesbian> lesbian, gay, <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/bisexual> bisexual, <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/transgender> transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. The week-long celebrations will be ushered in with an Indian classical dance recital to be held at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences followed by the screening of award-winning queer films on Sunday. The festival will end with a <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Gay-Pride> Gay Pride, the highpoint of the jamboree, which will be flagged off from August Kranti maidan on January 28. The first such march in Mumbai was held in 2008, and subsequently, it had been organized on the weekend following Independence Day, said Palav Patankar who is associated with Queer Azadi Movement a collective of community-based organizations and individuals who that works on <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/LGBTI> LGBTI issues. A Delhi High Court ruling in 2009 decriminalized homosexuality, marking an encouraging landmark for the queer movement. "The judgment was a victory of sorts as it acknowledged the existence of queer individuals in India. We now hold the march on the weekend after Republic Day as our battle is now for constitutional rights for queer individuals," says Patankar. Last year, the march witnessed over 2,500 Mumbaikars come out in support and this time, the number is expected to rise. The week-long events will be flagged off at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences on Saturday with an Indian classical dance festival that promises to capture the kaleidoscopic essence of our dance forms. Also on the cards is a screening of award-winning queer films on Sunday. The city will also host a number of gay parties and fundraising events over the week. tnn Classical Dance Concert: Jan 21 (Sat), 5pm-8pm, TISS Film Screening & Panel Discussion: Jan 22 (Sun), TISS, 2pm-7.30pm Queer Azadi March: Jan 28 (Sat), From August Kranti Maidan, 3pm-6pm Email: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/post?postID=DCvNIbdTv_3_C5j5flK54H ZuyqMJgNC-L4S3BWR464eSfMgGEAMLax1OSqSI6REqIgVM3LQEejINlemMrw> modera...@gaybombay.in E Groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay http://groups.google.com/group/Gaybombay http://groups.google.com/group/GayIndia Public archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Rss feed: http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com/maillist.xml GB Internet Radio at http://www.gaybombay.in/gbradio Web Sites: www.gaybombay.in www.gayindia.org Orkut: http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile?uid=15084918632470824129 Blogs: http://gaybombay.blogspot.com http://gaybombay.wordpress.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/gaybombay http://twitter.com/gayindia Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gaybombay http://www.facebook.com/gayindia
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