“Bangalore Pride is our opportunity to reject the invisibility of our marginalisation, to rejoice that we are here and will always be here. We have been deprived of our voices, our right to be ourselves, and even our citizenship. But we are not fighting a losing battle. Section 377 (IPC unnatural offences) is, for the moment, no longer a threat”, the statement said.
A welfare board has been set up for transgenders in Karnataka and schemes for pension, housing, and voter ID cards are being discussed. Many same sex couples are now living a fulfilling life together, Soumya Reddy, one of the organisers of the parade,said.
