Nepal Pride Parade
Nepal POMSOGIESC Pride Parade known as Nepal Pride Parade in short, is organized on every second Saturday of June. The Pride March is organized by Queer Youth Group in collaboration with Queer Rights Collective. Since 2020, Campaign for Change has also been involved. This Pride March marked establishment of first independent Pride Parade in Nepal.
2022
The fourth annual Nepal Pride Parade was conducted in physical attendance after two years of virtual momentum. The parade was gathered at Fibwakhya and concluded at New Baneshwar. There were speeches in multiple indigenous languages with sign language interpretation.2021
The third annual Nepal Pride Parade was also conducted virtually. Events included:-- Social Media Posting
- Tweetathon and Instathon
- Video Screening
- Networking Event
- Dance Party
2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the second annual Nepal Pride Parade was conducted online. The day started with Tweetathon & Instathon that led to virtual sessions being conducted. Events included:-- Video Posting "What is Pride for you?"
- Tweetathon and Instathon
- Mental Health and Us : Webinar
- Intersectionality in the Queer Movement : Webinar
- Networking Event
2019
The first parade drew around four hundred people on the busy streets of Maitighar Mandala. The first pride march was organized on June 29, 2019, which declared second Saturday of June to be celebrated as Pride Day in Nepal.In 2019, people gathered at Maitighar Mandala in the morning and marched towards New Baneshwar. Around 400 people showed up. People held Rainbow Pride Flag, Bisexual Pride Flag, Transgender Pride Flag, Genderqueer Pride Flag, Genderfluid Pride Flag, Intersex Pride Flag along with slogans in four different languages. The theme of the pride march was 'Inclusion of queer at all levels of state and decision-making process.