The official poster designed for Colombo Pride in 2022.
Genre
Pride parade and festival
Frequency
Annual
Venue
Colombo
Country
Sri Lanka
Years active
18
Founder
Equal Ground
Colombo Pride is the only annual LGBTQ+ pride celebration held in Sri Lanka, chiefly hosted by Equal Ground, along with other queer rights advocacy groups since 2005.[1][2] Although being mostly unpopular and during the 2010s, the post COVID-19 period and subsequent socio-political crises paved the way for a larger, week-long celebration in 2022, with a three-day film festival titled "Abhimani", a music and dance festival, competitions and related events.[3][4]
It was recorded that in the first event held in 2005, 350 people had attended, and participation has increased ever since, with the movement gaining much recognition, praise and support, and being headlined in both local and international media outlets. The newspaper Ceylon Today describes the event as a "week-long joyous celebration with a variety of events full of color, music and diversity."[5]
^Yashasvi Kannangara (2012-06-12). "Ceylon Today — Celebrate diversity in true Colombo Pride style". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
^"The power of PRIDE: How Sri Lanka is celebrating the LGBTIQ+ community this year". Latest in the News Sphere | The Morning. 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
^equalground_mxxwkx (2022-07-15). "A Colourful & Joyous COLOMBO PRIDE 2022". EQUAL GROUND. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
^"Watch | For the first time, Sri Lanka holds Pride rallies". The Hindu. 2022-06-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
^Yashasvi Kannangara (2012-06-12). "Ceylon Today — Celebrate diversity in true Colombo Pride style". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
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