Sri Lanka Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender coomunity holds Colombo Pride - 2009

Equal Ground, a non profit organization seeking human and political rights for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) community of Sri Lanka, has organized Colombo Pride - 2009 in Colombo.

Colombo Pride - 2009 week has began with with a kite festival held at Mt. Lavinia Beach on June 28. The event named as 'Rainbow Festival' stretches during the week and following is the schedule:

30th June – 02nd July:
“Rainbow Visions” – LGBT Art and Photo Exhibition.
Venue: Barefoot (Daily:10a-10p)
Entrance: FREE

30th June – 02nd July:
“Celluloid Rainbows” – LGBT film festival.
Venue: Barefoot (7pm-10pm)
Entrance: FREE

DAILY SCHEDULE

DAY 1:

700pm – 830pm THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (DOCUMENTARY)
845PM – 1030PM MILK – Academy award winning movie starring Sean Penn

DAY 2:

700pm – 10pm LGBT SHORT FILMS PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL AND OUT IN AFRICA

DAY 3:

700pm – 800pm I CAN’T MARRY YOU (DOCUMENTARY)
815PM – 1000PM RIGHT BY ME – Thailand’s first gay pride movie (shown at the New York and Los Angeles LGBT film festivals and the Hong Kong LGBT video festival)

04th July:
WORKSHOP ON SEXUALITY – National Youth Coalition/EQUAL GROUND
Venue: EQUAL GROUND
Entrance: FREE

05th July: “Rainbow PRIDE” – the Annual PRIDE Party.
Venue: Rhythm ‘n Blues (8pm onwards)
Tickets: Rs.1,000

(June 29, 2009)