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Here is a round-up of #PrideMonth with The Hindu.
We take you through all the inspiring stories we've come across this month and how different cities in India and the world celebrated #PrideMonth2022.

#PrideMonth | A 24-year-old woman in #Gujarat's #Vadodara city married herself by undergoing traditional rituals of a Hindu wedding.
#KshamaBindu, who identifies as #bisexual, claims that her marriage will be the first instance of #sologamy in India.
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#PrideMonth | What does meaningful inclusion look like? How can corporations prove their allegiances to the great, grand cause of #queer liberation? A nondescript bakery in a sleepy #Juhu lane in #Mumbai shows us.
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#PrideMonth | Madhana Amma, a leading caterer in #Coimbatore, has cooked hundreds of feasts over the years, some for as many as 3,000 people. She is a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother to an army of transwomen in the city. | @AkilaKannadasan
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#PrideMonth | #Amazon said it has dedicated the entire month of June to #LGBTQIA+. Amazon boxes dispatched from fulfilment centres in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru carried a limited-edition Pride tape with the #prideflag.
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Comment | #PrideMonth comes and goes, but #homophobia in India is here to stay like a spectre. The Indian Psychiatric Society authentically stated that #homosexuality was not a mental disorder; but that sentiment has not convinced most Indian homes.
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Despite online dating being called out for trivialising the concept of everyday romance, we are at the dawn of a new age. As new dating apps, services and websites show face, it is now easier for single gay men to find each other and fall in love.
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#PrideMonth | Films have had little space for the queer community. While the queer community is celebrating 53 years of Stonewall with pride on the streets, the studios in #Hollywood continue to mask queerness in their frames. | @mokshatamma writes
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#PrideMonth | There aren’t enough safe spaces for queer people to share their stories. This prompted a #Chennai duo to come up with #TheQueeringMic, an open mic for #queer performers to showcase their work or even just talk about themselves.
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#PrideMonth | Members of #LGBTQIA+ community organised an awareness walkathon on the occasion of #PrideMonth2022 in #Coimbatore.
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#PrideMonth | Nine #transwomen, part of the Aravani art project, took the stage at Rangbhoomi Spaces in #Hyderabad, with a play #Nava. First staged in 2019, Nava tells the stories of nine urban transwomen through nine rasas (#Navarasa).
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#PrideMonth | After a two-year gap induced by the pandemic, the Tamil Nadu Rainbow Coalition once again hosted a slew of events for #PrideMonth2022, including the #ChennaiPrideParade and its traditional pre-Pride cultural event #Vannangal.
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#PrideMonth | As #PrideMonth2022 draws to a close, #NarthakiNataraj speaks about how dance healed her scars, which is why she believes that art can empower the #transgender community. | @Chitraswaminat3 writes
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