The month of June has brought the opportunity for the LGBTQIA+ community to take pride in their identity. And thanks to the collaboration between Tinder and Gaysi Family, community members had a blast in their safe space offered at the recently concluded Queer Made Weekend festivals. The one-of-a-kind pride festivals curated by Tinder and Gaysi Family were organised in Mumbai (June 8) and Delhi (June 15, 16) allowing folx on the spectrum to come together, celebrate their identities and overcome the taboo.
Mashable India got in touch with the organising parties who explained the motive behind their festivals and how they are breaking the stigma around being queer. Tejaswi Subramanian, Gaysi Digital Editor, explained that the Queer Made Weekend is aimed at providing "a safe space where everyone can be their authentic selves." ALSO SEE: This, Subramanian said, was ensured by providing sensitivity training to volunteers and MCs and estabilishing some ground rules like avoiding assumptions about people's pronouns and "being mindful of intersectionality within the community.
" The festivals had stalls, music, food and drinks for the visitors as well as enthralling performances by guests including Sushant Divgikar in Mumbai. Mrinalini Godara, Gaysi Team Member, also shared some key learnings from the Queer Made Weekend which was built upon the previous year's festival that saw an amazing turnout. ALSO SEE: "One of the major learnings from Tinder Queer Made Weekend last year was to co.
