Nepal POMSOGIESC (People of Marginalized Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics) Pride Parade (Nepali: नेपाल सिमान्तकृत यौन अभिमुखिकरण, लैङ्गिक पहिचान र यौन विशेषताका व्यक्तिहरूको गौरव यात्रा, romanized: Nēpāla Simāntakr̥ta Yauna Abhimukhikaraṇa, Laiṅgika Pahicāna ra Yauna Viśēṣatākā Vyaktiharūkō Gaurava Yātrā) known as Nepal Pride Parade (नेपाल गौरव यात्रा, Nēpāla Gaurava Yātrā) in short,[a] 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 (intersex rights organization) has also been involved.[2] This Pride March marked establishment of first independent Pride Parade in Nepal.[3]
The fourth annual Nepal Pride Parade was conducted in physical attendance after two years of virtual momentum.[4] The parade was gathered at Fibwakhya (Maitighar) and concluded at New Baneshwar. There were speeches in multiple indigenous languages with sign language interpretation.[5][6][7]
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.[10][11] Events included:-[12]
Video Posting "What is Pride for you?" (Before 11 am)
Tweetathon and Instathon (11 am to 1 pm)
Mental Health and Us : Webinar (1:30 pm to 2:45 pm)
Intersectionality in the Queer Movement : Webinar (3 pm to 4:30 pm)
The first parade drew around four hundred people on the busy streets of Maitighar Mandala.[13] The first pride march was organized on June 29, 2019, which declared second Saturday of June to be celebrated as Pride Day in Nepal.[14]
^"सार्वजनिक वक्तव्य २०७९". Nepal Pride Parade. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022. नेपालमा गौरव यात्राको आयोजना क्वयेर युथ ग्रुप (Queer Youth Group) द्वारा गरिएको हो । हामी मुनाफा वितरण नगर्ने संस्था हौँ । हामी सिमान्तकृत यौन अभिमुखिकरण, लैङ्गिक पहिचान र यौन विशेषताका व्यक्तिहरूको अधिकारका निम्ति कार्यरत छौँ । गौरव यात्राको सुरुवात देखि क्वयेर राइट्स् कलेक्टिभ (Queer Rights Collective) को साथ थियो । यो एउटा फुक्का संजाल हो । २०७७ देखि क्याम्पेन फर चेन्ज (Campaign for Change) पनि जोडिन पुगेको हो । यस संस्थाले अन्तरलिङ्गी व्यक्तिहरूको हक अधिकारका निम्ति काम गर्दछ । अन्तरलिङ्गी हक अधिकारको क्षेत्रमा कार्यरत अन्तरलिङ्गी व्यक्तिहरूकै नेतृत्वमा रहेको यो पहिलो र हालसम्म एक मात्र संस्था हो ।
