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Pride Walk staged
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 15 2014 :
Highlighting their plight and demanding discrimination-free living, members and supporters of All Manipur Nupi Maanbi Association (Amana) today staged LGBTI Pride Walk from Khu-man Lampak Youth Hostel till Lamyanba Shanglen, Palace Compound where a consultation programme on Article 377 was also held.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Walk, reportedly organised with the support of American Jewish World Ser-vice and SAATHI-Pehchan, AMANA secretary Santa Thangjam said objective of the first ever Pride Walk in Manipur was to highlight rights of the trans-gender people and their aspiration to live without social stigma.
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The rally is also against the December 2013 decree of the Supreme Court that prohibited unconventional mar- riage of same sex, a right granted under Article 377 and upheld in 2009 by the Delhi High Court, Shanta explained.
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