Bhopal Pride March

Kokila Bhattacharya, a member of the organising committee said, ‘We will not be debating or protesting peoples' beliefs, we will only talk about fundamental human rights and a life for the LGBTQ community of dignity and social acceptance.

"It came about when some students in the college where the awareness sessions were held asked why there weren’t any pride marches in Bhopal.

[citation needed] Approximately four hundred LGBTQ community members and allies from across India participated,[1] with marchers demanding that the Madhya Pradesh government set up a transgender/sexual minorities welfare board in Bhopal.

[1] The event attracted NGOs and voluntary organisations as participants including the Citizen's Action Network, Mitra Shringaar Samiti, Anmil Seva Sansthan and the Center for Social Justice.

[3] It was a 15-day event from 1–15 July, that conducted various programs like film screening, open mic, storytelling, street play etc.