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Pride in Timor-Leste

July 31, 2019

By the Nabilan team

This month, the usual crush of scooters and cars along the busy beachfront road in Dili give way to a crowd of more than 3,000 people singing in a sea of rainbow flags as they took part in Timor-Leste’s 2019 Pride March.

The Marsa Diversidade, “Diversity March,” celebrated the theme of haree mos hau, “visibility,” as the LGBTIQ+ community and their friends and supporters came together carrying rainbow flags, signs, and banners, singing and dancing and joining in the call for equality and inclusion for all.

First held in 2017, the Pride March has grown quickly to six times its original size.

The Asia Foundation’s Nabilan program supports the Coalition for Diversity and Action (CODIVA), a strong voice for the LGBTIQ+ community in Timor-Leste. We are proud of this partnership and our work to address intersectional discrimination in all its forms.

Once all the walking was over it was time for speeches, more dancing, and singing with a joyful crowd sharing an event that has become a significant expression of inclusion and equality in Timor-Leste.

All photos by Akito Ximenes.

The Nabilan program is an eight-year partnership between the governments of Australia and Timor-Leste to end violence against women and children. Nabilan is implemented by The Asia Foundation in collaboration with Timor-Leste’s Ministry for Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI) and the Secretariat of State for Equality and Inclusion (SEII). The views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors, not those of The Asia Foundation.

Related locations: Timor-Leste
Related programs: Empower Women
Related topics: Nabilan

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