Queer Malayalees claim street with dance, fashion show and songs
Synopsis
Singing songs and dancing to folk tunes, hundreds of people gathered in Kerala's capital on Sunday in a show of support to the Thiruvananthapuram Queer Pride Festival.
Against the backdrop of a rainbow-coloured stage, transgenders performed a classical group dance followed by a fashion show designed by choreographer Sajna Najam.
The event, attended by around 1,500 people from across the state, was organized by Manaveeyam Theruvora Koottayma together with Oasis Cultural Society and Queer Pride Kerala.
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Transgender rights activist and actor Kalki Subramaniam said that the LGBT community was suffering owing to lack of sex education.
Crowd cheers the contestants of fashion parade of LGBT members choreographed by Sajna Najam.
Celebrations began with transgenders dancing to the tune of Malayalam folk songs.
Transgenders also performed a group dance at the event