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Filmmaker documents Sunday's Gay march with pride
Published on Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 01:22 in 
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PROUD TO BE GAY: Over 700 people celebrated the Gay march in New Delhi.
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New Delhi: Thirty-five-year-old Sonali Gulati is a film maker who is today glad she had the courage to come out openly, confident about her sexuality some years ago. She documented the Sunday's Gay march with a lot of pride.
It was a historic event and a matter of great pride that the march was organised by the community itself.
Breaking out of what she calls an upper middle homophobic environment was tough for her, but Sonali found an escape route through her films.
“People ask me why I wear it on my sleeve but then I wear it on my sleeve because I can afford to. I have to speak up for people who can't for many other reasons,” says Sonali.
Over 700 people celebrated the march in a city that is often considered hostile and closed to the gay community.
However, coming out in the open is still not an option for many people because of family pressures and the social stigma attached to it.
Also present on Sunday was a 24-year-old media professional from an orthodox Christian family. He chose to remain anonymous in the crowds because he's still living within the closet.
“When people are ignorant about things they tend to be aggressive. Their reactions towards us are often violent. We hear of so many incidents,” says the 24-year-old media professional.
Nonetheless, that did not stop him from attending the march.
“Even though I am out with my close friends, I don't want to proclaim it to everyone. But I do want to express it in my own way. Being part of the march was my way of extending support,” says the 24-year-old.
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