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Gay Pride Events in Uganda

“The importance of this Pride event cannot be understated. The fact that these brave activists could pull this off in this milieu of persecution is a great victory for the community. Visibility like this notes the ongoing legacy of late activist David Kato, it defies the export of American Evangelical hate, and it helps ensure defeat of the Bahati Bill. It shows leadership for all of Africa, and above all it shows that the LGBT people of Uganda simply refuse to give up their right to exist and to live their natural born sexual orientation.”

you can read the full article here

Their bravery is inspirational. 

this makes me so happy

It’s times like these that shows how important pride events can be.

Yay! I’d meant to make a bigger post than this and someone did it for me! These images need to be shown as much as possible. I like to think to a bullied Queer kid in this country can see these people marching proudly in spite of the oppression, discrimination, and lack of protection they receive from their government (and this is even with the “Kill the Gays bill” off the table) and take some sort of inspiration. And of course that bigots see that even horrific legislation will not eradicate us and stop us from marching and rallying.

(Source: queen-galadriel)

Putting this here because I like it. It’s a cute ad.

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Pride parade in NYC in the 60s.

occupyallstreets:

Tokyo Rainbow Pride Parade Aims To Raise Diversity Awareness

Some 2,500 people marched in a gay pride parade in Tokyo on Sunday, vowing to transform a low-profile campaign for the rights of sexual minorities into a major movement in Japan.

The crowd, mainly from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, as well as their supporters and sex workers, paraded through the capital’s entertainment and shopping district of Shibuya.

Waving rainbow-coloured flags and banners, foreign and Japanese campaigners marched in colourful carnival and samurai warrior outfits.

It was the first parade organised by Tokyo Rainbow Pride, a private organisation formed last year which aims to support the rights of sexual minorities.

“Compared with that of New York or London, Japan’s awareness of sexual minorities is quite low,” said Sayaka Kato, a spokeswoman for the organisation.

“I’m afraid Japan has yet to have a culture of accepting diversity.” 

The group hopes to stage a gay pride parade with 50,000 participants within the next five years by expanding its networks among not only Japanese but foreign residents.

Wataru Ishizaka, 35, who as an openly gay politician in Japan is a rarity, noted that a number of sexual minorities in the country still hesitate to take part in events in support of LGBT rights for fear of discrimination.

“Japanese sexual minorities are still concerned about their exposure to the public,” said Ishizaka, a local Tokyo politician, after participating in the parade.

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Courtesy Bisexuality Is Real on Facebook.