Editing Pride parade (section)

=====Tripura=====
[[File:Tripura Queer Pride Walk.jpg|alt=Tripura's first pride march sends a loud and clear statement, shattering gender preconceptions and stigma.|thumb|Tripura Queer Pride Walk in 1st Pride Festival in Tripura]]
On September 12, 2022, [[Tripura]] celebrated its first 'Queer Pride Walk' held in [[Agartala]].
<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nath |first=Abhijit |date=2022-09-12 |title=Tripura : LGBTQ Activists Hold 'Queer Pride Walk' In Agartala |url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/2022/09/12/tripura-lgbtq-activists-hold-queer-pride-walk-in-agartala/ |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=NET Northeast Today |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914065408/https://www.northeasttoday.in/2022/09/12/tripura-lgbtq-activists-hold-queer-pride-walk-in-agartala/ |archive-date=September 14, 2022}}</ref> The major goal of the queer pride parade is to honor and celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, as well as to raise awareness in society so that people can break free from the stigma and biases that surround them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-12 |title=Tripura's first 'Queer Pride Walk' was held in Agartala to break the social taboo |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/tripuras-first-queer-pride-walk-was-held-agartala-break-social-taboo-446260-2022-09-12 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=India Today NE |language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401140612/https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/tripuras-first-queer-pride-walk-was-held-agartala-break-social-taboo-446260-2022-09-12|archive-date=April 1, 2023}}</ref> Swabhiman, a non-governmental organization, coordinated the Queer Pride Walk.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Banik |first=Mrinal |date=2022-09-12 |title=Tripura's first Queer Pride Parade held in Agartala |url=http://www.eastmojo.com/tripura/2022/09/12/tripuras-first-queer-pride-parade-held-in-agartala/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}}</ref> More than seven months after four transgender people in [[Tripura]] had a harrowing experience at a police station that went viral on social media, the state's queer community held its first-ever pride walk on Monday in [[Agartala]], claiming the right to live in dignity and equality, free of gender discrimination, stigma, and taboo for being different. Hundreds of lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons marched in the colorful pride parade, waving rainbow flags and holding banners urging people to reject gender stigma and sexuality stereotypes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-14 |title=Smashing gender stereotypes & stigma, Tripura's first pride rally sends out loud and clear message |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/smashing-gender-stereotypes-stigma-tripuras-first-pride-rally-sends-out-loud-and-clear-message-8149986/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213130008/https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/smashing-gender-stereotypes-stigma-tripuras-first-pride-rally-sends-out-loud-and-clear-message-8149986/|archive-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref> 'Swabhiman' President Sneha Gupta Roy asserted the necessity for the state to establish a Transgender Welfare Board to protect the rights of the gay community, adding, "The society must accept us as we are. We, too, are members of society and should not face discrimination. The source of societal biases, discrimination, and injustice directed at us is, surprisingly, a lack of knowledge. We, too, have the right to live with respect and dignity, and in order to do so, the Central Government must work to develop the community's skills and create employment opportunities that will prevent members of the community from resorting to unethical means of income and thus becoming socially marginalized."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-06 |title=Tripura: LGBT Community Constitutes Social Welfare Society - 'Swabhiman'; Set To Host Pride-Walk on September 11 |url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/2022/09/06/tripura-lgbt-community-constitutes-social-welfare-society-swabhiman-set-to-host-pride-walk-on-september-11/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Northeast Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-14 |title=Smashing gender stereotypes & stigma, Tripura's first pride rally sends out loud and clear message |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/smashing-gender-stereotypes-stigma-tripuras-first-pride-rally-sends-out-loud-and-clear-message-8149986/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>