My Event Experiences

  SEX VS GENDER This isn’t an event experience, but I found that many people, even during the parade, did not know or understand the difference between the word ‘sex’ and the word ‘gender’ I think the most basic way of explaining would be their definitions  Sex the state of being male or female either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as female or male especially on the basis of their reproductive organs and structures Gender the fact of being male or female, especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences, rather than differences in biology; members of a particular gender as a group The term gender is also used more broadly to mean a range of identities that do not necessarily fit in with the usual division between male and female.  a subclass within a grammatical class (such as noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb) of a language that is partly arbitrary but also partly based...

Delhi Queer Pride arranged two events in 2023, the potluck picnic and the main event, the crème de la crème, the show of the year, the event everyone would be talking about: The Pride Parade.  On Sunday, a significant turnout of Delhi residents attended the Delhi Queer Pride. Due to COVID-19 limitations, the event was finally held after a two-year hiatus. In the midst of dhol beats, songs of hope, creative posters, chants calling for freedom of choice, and a lot of color, the march made its way from Barakhamba Road to Jantar Mantar. The pride, which began as a yearly celebration in 2008, has witnessed an increase in participation over time and is viewed as a celebration of the queer community and a protest for its rights. The parade took place on the Eighth of January, and it spanned from Barakhamba road metro station to Jantar Mantar. The road was closed down, and the decorations were in place. There were forty volunteers, and many photographers and videographers there to document...

“Why are you not gay?” “I like women, I like men, I am not confused. Okay, maybe I am, but with my math not with my sexuality” “Do you listen to girl in red?” I am not asking you these questions, millions of people who belong to the LGBTQIA+ community are. Millions of people who are starving for representation, millions of people who just want a voice, a fighting chance to win a war that has been going on for much longer than any of you can even imagine.  The world rejected them, tried to “heal” them, hid them behind the garb of normality, curbed their identities, painted them in a painful beige colour, but it was not very long before one voice stood up, and all of those million voices joined it. They may not all have names, but they all have an identity, together, as one. Delhi Queer Pride, an organisation based in New Delhi, is just one of the million organisations that seek to give back the colours to this community. While I would love nothing more than to attend all the events ...