Pride Month is a secret celebration in Bangladesh

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06/26/2024

Pride Month, the monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights, is not publicly celebrated in Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority country where same-sex relationships are illegal under a colonial-era law dealing with “unnatural offences,” and conservative religious values are rising, despite the nation’s self-imposed secular label. A teenage high school student from an affluent Dhaka family who identifies as a lesbian and asked that her name not be used told VOA she limited her celebration to a virtual party on an exclusive private online forum. “My devout Muslim father would be shattered,’’ she told VOA. ‘’My grandparents would think they’re being punished for their sins, and my mom wouldn’t be able to come to terms with it.”

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