Rainbow Pride Walk in Kolkata

Activists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights walk with a portrait of Indian filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh during a yearly Rainbow Pride Walk in Kolkata, India, Saturday, July 6, 2013. Ghosh was one of the very few openly homosexual people in Indian cinema and is considered an icon of the LGBT community of India. AP Photo

Activists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights participate in the annual Rainbow Pride Walk in Kolkata, India, Saturday, July 6, 2013. A landmark court ruling decriminalized homosexuality on July 2, 2009, marking the gradual acceptance of gays in the deeply conservative country. AP Photo

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights activists pose for a photograph as they participate in the Rainbow Pride Walk to protest against violence on women and sexual minorities in Kolkata, India, Sunday, July 7, 2013. A landmark court ruling decriminalized homosexuality on July 2, 2009, marking the gradual acceptance of gays in the deeply conservative country. AP Photo

Activists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights hold hands and participate in a yearly Rainbow Pride Walk in Kolkata, India, Saturday, July 6, 2013. A landmark court ruling decriminalized homosexuality on July 2, 2009, marking the gradual acceptance of gays in the deeply conservative country. AP Photo

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights activist hold a rainbow flag as they participate in the Rainbow Pride Walk to protest against violence on women and sexual minorities in Kolkata, India, Sunday, July 7, 2013. A landmark court ruling decriminalized homosexuality on July 2, 2009, marking the gradual acceptance of gays in the deeply conservative country. AP Photo

A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights activist watches as he participates in the Rainbow Pride Walk to protest against violence on women and sexual minorities in Kolkata, India, Sunday, July 7, 2013. A landmark court ruling decriminalized homosexuality on July 2, 2009, marking the gradual acceptance of gays in the deeply conservative country. AP Photo