Myanmar holds first LGBT boat pride parade

Yangon: Hundreds of people cheered on Sunday as rainbow-coloured boats carrying LGBT revelers sailed in the waters of Myanmar’s Yangon city in a sign of growing acceptance for the community in a socially conservative country where gay sex remains illegal. It was the country’s first pride boat parade, a part of Myanmar’s annual LGBT festival, Yangon Pride, organized by non-profit &PROUD to celebrate the fight for acceptance and against the stigma the community faces, reports Efe news. The first part of the fifth edition of the festival concluded on Sunday and the second will be held over the next weekend. (IANS)

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