[1][2] After the 11 December 2013 judgement by the Supreme Court of India which reinstated the colonial era Section 377, IPC thereby criminalising homosexual activities, protests were organised all over the world.

On 15 December 2013 a Global Day of Rage was organised simultaneously in a number of cities around the world.

[5] Soon after the protests, a group of volunteers from Guwahati organised an LGBT Pride Parade in the city.

[2] Soon after the Pride, some of the organisers created XUKIA, a queer collective to take further the LGBT activism in the region.

In 2015, individuals, groups and organisations from different parts of the northeast India organised a collective pride, the LGBT North East Pride Walk, 2015, which was held on 15 February in Guwahati.

[11] While the march was against all forms of discrimination against the LGBTQ community, marchers specifically protested against discriminatory laws like Section 377.

The march was supported by students of Gauhati University, National Law University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), as well as activists from West Bengal, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

[13] It was marked by rainbow banners, masks, and performance of Bollywood and Assamese romantic songs.