Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Rally In Kolkata(01 of22)
Open Image ModalKOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 7: Rainbow Carnival, a Sappho for equality initiative, is all about colour, warmth and bonding and it is coming together of persons expressing different gender identity and same-sex sexual orientation to celebrate themselves, at Rabindra Sadan on December 7, 2014 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Ashok Nath Dey/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Gay Pride Parade In New Delhi(02 of22)
Open Image ModalNEW DELHI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 30: Indian members and supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community hold placards and dances during a Gay Pride Parade, on November 30, 2014 in New Delhi, India. Nearly a thousand gay rights activists marched to demand an end to discrimination against gays in India\'s deeply conservative society. (Photo by Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Gay Pride Parade In New Delhi(03 of22)
Open Image ModalNEW DELHI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 30: Indian members and supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community hold placards and dances during a Gay Pride Parade, on November 30, 2014 in New Delhi, India. Nearly a thousand gay rights activists marched to demand an end to discrimination against gays in India\'s deeply conservative society. (Photo by Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Gay Pride Parade In New Delhi(04 of22)
Open Image ModalNEW DELHI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 30: Indian members and supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community hold placards and dances during a Gay Pride Parade, on November 30, 2014 in New Delhi, India. Nearly a thousand gay rights activists marched to demand an end to discrimination against gays in India\'s deeply conservative society. (Photo by Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Gay Pride Parade In New Delhi(05 of22)
Open Image ModalNEW DELHI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 30: Indian members and supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community hold placards and dances during a Gay Pride Parade, on November 30, 2014 in New Delhi, India. Nearly a thousand gay rights activists marched to demand an end to discrimination against gays in India\'s deeply conservative society. (Photo by Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
INDIA-GAY-RIGHTS-PRIDE-COURT(06 of22)
Open Image ModalIndian members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community take part in a Gay Pride Parade in New Delhi on November 30,2014. Hundreds of LGBT activists marched through the streets of the Indian capital on SNovember 30, the first in New Delhi since the Supreme Court reinstated a colonial-era ban on gay sex. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN via Getty Images)
INDIA-GAY-RIGHTS-PRIDE-COURT(07 of22)
Open Image ModalAn Indian member and supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community takes part in a Gay Pride Parade in New Delhi on November 30,2014. Hundreds of LGBT activists marched through the streets of the Indian capital on SNovember 30, the first in New Delhi since the Supreme Court reinstated a colonial-era ban on gay sex. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN via Getty Images)
INDIA-GAY-RIGHTS-PRIDE-COURT(08 of22)
Open Image ModalIndian members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community take part in a Gay Pride Parade in New Delhi on November 30,2014. Hundreds of LGBT activists marched through the streets of the Indian capital on SNovember 30, the first in New Delhi since the Supreme Court reinstated a colonial-era ban on gay sex. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN via Getty Images)
INDIA-GAY-RIGHTS-PRIDE-COURT(09 of22)
Open Image ModalAn Indian member and supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community takes part in a Gay Pride Parade in New Delhi on November 30,2014. Hundreds of LGBT activists marched through the streets of the Indian capital on SNovember 30, the first in New Delhi since the Supreme Court reinstated a colonial-era ban on gay sex. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN via Getty Images)
INDIA-GAY-RIGHTS-PRIDE-COURT(10 of22)
Open Image ModalIndian members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community dance during a Gay Pride Parade in New Delhi on November 30,2014. Hundreds of LGBT activists marched through the streets of the Indian capital on SNovember 30, the first in New Delhi since the Supreme Court reinstated a colonial-era ban on gay sex. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN via Getty Images)
INDIA-GAY-RIGHTS-PRIDE-COURT(11 of22)
Open Image ModalIndian members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community dance during a Gay Pride Parade in New Delhi on November 30,2014. Hundreds of LGBT activists marched through the streets of the Indian capital on SNovember 30, the first in New Delhi since the Supreme Court reinstated a colonial-era ban on gay sex. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN via Getty Images)
INDIA-GAY-RIGHTS-PRIDE-COURT(12 of22)
Open Image ModalIndian members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community walk underneath a rainbow flag during a Gay Pride Parade in New Delhi on November 30,2014. Hundreds of LGBT activists marched through the streets of the Indian capital on SNovember 30, the first in New Delhi since the Supreme Court reinstated a colonial-era ban on gay sex. AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN via Getty Images)
INDIA-GAY-RIGHTS(13 of22)
Open Image ModalIndian sexual minority and gay-rights activists pose for a photograph during the annual Bengaluru Pride March in Bangalore on November 23, 2014. The annual march is aimed at ending violence and opression based gender identity and sexual orientation. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN (Photo credit should read Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANJUNATH KIRAN via Getty Images)
INDIA-GAY-RIGHTS(14 of22)
Open Image ModalAn Indian transgender activist blows bubbles during the annual Bengaluru Pride March in Bangalore on November 23, 2014. The annual march is aimed at ending violence and opression based gender identity and sexual orientation. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN (Photo credit should read Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANJUNATH KIRAN via Getty Images)
INDIA-HEALTH-AWARENESS(15 of22)
Open Image ModalIndian transgender resident Reshma (R) speaks as she takes part in the \'Love your breasts or lose your breasts\' initiative in Bangalore on October 29, 2014. A cancer-care hospital and a patient-support group have begun an awareness campaign with the help of transgender volunteers. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN (Photo credit should read MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANJUNATH KIRAN via Getty Images)
INDIA-HEALTH-AWARENESS(16 of22)
Open Image ModalIndian transgender residents pose for a photograph as they hold up cellphones during the launch of a smartphone app to assist with breast examinations as part of the \'Love your breasts or lose your breasts\' initiative in Bangalore on October 29, 2014. A cancer-care hospital and a patient-support group have begun an awareness campaign with the help of transgender volunteers. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN (Photo credit should read MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANJUNATH KIRAN via Getty Images)
LGBT Community Take Out Rainbow Pride Walk 2014 In Kolkata(17 of22)
Open Image ModalKOLKATA, INDIA - JULY 13: A member of LGBT community apply make-up during the13th edition of Rainbow Pride Walk 2014 at Triangular Park on July 13, 2014 in Kolkata, India. Theme of rally this year is to demand for the rights to both gender and sexual expressions. (Photo by Ashok Nath Dey/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
LGBT Community Take Out Rainbow Pride Walk 2014 In Kolkata(18 of22)
Open Image ModalKOLKATA, INDIA - JULY 13: A member of LGBT community talks on phone during the13th edition of Rainbow Pride Walk 2014 at Triangular Park on July 13, 2014 in Kolkata, India. Theme of rally this year is to demand for the rights to both gender and sexual expressions. (Photo by Ashok Nath Dey/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
LGBT Community Take Out Rainbow Pride Walk 2014 In Kolkata(19 of22)
Open Image ModalKOLKATA, INDIA - JULY 13: A member of LGBT community wearing mask during the13th edition of Rainbow Pride Walk 2014 at Triangular Park on July 13, 2014 in Kolkata, India. Theme of rally this year is to demand for the rights to both gender and sexual expressions. (Photo by Ashok Nath Dey/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
INDIA-SOCIETY-LGBT-MINORITY(20 of22)
Open Image ModalThe reflection of a rainbow flag is seen on the water-logged street as members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community participate in a rally, in Kolkata on July 13, 2014. Hundreds of LGBT activists particpated in the rally to demand equal social and human rights for their community and stop social discrimination. AFP PHOTO/ Dibyangshu Sarkar (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images)
INDIA-JUSTICE-GENDER RIGHTS(21 of22)
Open Image ModalIndian gay rights activists belonging to the Karnataka Sexual Minorities Forum (KSMF) pose affectionately during a protest to demand the repeal of IPC 377 in Bangalore on July 2, 2014. The activists during the protest urged Karnataka Police to withdraw any false and fabricated cases filed against sexual miniroties. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN (Photo credit should read Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANJUNATH KIRAN via Getty Images)
Indian Transgender Celebrate Supreme Courts Verdict At Jantar Mantar(22 of22)
Open Image ModalNEW DELHI, INDIA - APRIL 19: Indian transgender Abhina Aher dances with others celebrating recent Supreme court judgment recognizing transgender rights in India, at Jantar Mantar on April 19, 2014 in New Delhi, India. This week, Indias Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling for transgenders, by recognizing a third gender under the law that is neither male nor female. The sweeping decision redefines their rights and the state\'s obligation to them as one of India\'s most marginalized groups. (Photo by Virendra Singh Gosain/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)