Queer Malayalees claim street with dance, fashion show and songs

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.
 

 

Kalki Subrahmaniam says transgenders suffer coz we do not have sexual, gender education #TrivandrumQueerPrideFest pic.twitter.com/2ozIYIUB4H

— aby (@abytharakan) August 7, 2016

 

 

Crowd cheers the contestants of fashion parade of LGBT members choreographed by Sajna Najam.
 

 

Crowd cheers contestant no 2 at the #TrivandrumQueerPrideFest pic.twitter.com/hXiMYtxV6n

— aby (@abytharakan) August 7, 2016

 

 

Celebrations began with transgenders dancing to the tune of Malayalam folk songs.

 

 

Manaveeyam Veedhi is a rainbow now. #TrivandrumQueerPrideFest pic.twitter.com/EtIKGBOk6D

— aby (@abytharakan) August 7, 2016

 

Transgenders also performed a group dance at the event

 

Dance dance:) #TrivandrumQueerPrideFest pic.twitter.com/TZ9Fefc3s0

— aby (@abytharakan) August 7, 2016