Partying with pride in the capital

The

Keshav Suri

Foundation organised the first national dialogue on ‘Queering the Pitch – Agents of Change’ in the capital recently. The event – which saw panel discussions with some of the leading voices in the LGBTQ movement in India – came to a close with a roaring

party

at a city

nightclub

. The party, attended by hotelier Keshav Suri himself, saw stand-up by noted comic Vasu Primlani, a fashion show featuring transgender beauty queens, and scintillating performances by

drag queens

.

Keshav Suri

Vasu Primlani began the evening with a laugh-a-minute stand-up routine that had everyone in splits, with jokes ranging from gay stereotypes to the travails of Delhi Metro commuters. This was followed by dance performances by four drag queens from the capital, who drew loud applause and a smattering of whistles with their energetic performances. The finalists of Miss Trans Queen India 2018 then walked the ramp to cap off the celebration.

Filmmaker

Faraz Arif Ansari, known for making India’s first silent LGBTQ love story Sisak, said, “It was a wonderful end to an amazing day and there couldn’t have been a better way to celebrate it.”

Cyril Feuillebois with filmmaker Faraz Arif Ansari

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Vasu Primlani with an audience member during her routine

Ivanka shows us some moves

Laxmi Narain Tripathi