{"id":5848,"date":"2021-06-01T10:18:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T04:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/?p=5848"},"modified":"2021-06-01T10:46:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T05:01:51","slug":"blogger-lex-limbu-marks-the-beginning-of-pride-month-through-a-video-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/2021\/06\/01\/blogger-lex-limbu-marks-the-beginning-of-pride-month-through-a-video-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Pride Month begins, Lex Limbu releases video to commemorate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kathmandu<\/strong>: UK-based Nepali blogger and activist Lex Limbu has released a short video marking the beginning of Pride Month. Pride month (or <em>Gaurav mahina <\/em>in Nepali) is dedicated to celebrating the LGBTIQ+ communities all around the world.<br><br>The short video, simply titled <em>Gaurav<\/em>, starring Limbu and Abiskar Rai celebrates the love between two gay men. The music video is shot mostly in an enclosed space showing love and intimacy between the lovers.<br><br>This sense of intimacy is complemented well by Ramuna Pun\u2019s lyrical cinematography and Susant Bista\u2019s vocals. The video also features a special appearance from Limbu\u2019s own parents. \u201cThrough this short video, I wanted to share how beautiful it can be when you take pride in who you are,\u201d Limbu said, \u201cPride month is a wonderful way to refocus attention on the LGBTIQ+ community and our journey so far.\u201d<br><br>Pride Month is celebrated every year in the month of June globally in honor of the Stonewall Uprising, which was a spontaneous series of protests orchestrated by the gay community against police violence in New York in 1969. Limbu had shared about his sexual orientation through a YouTube video in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GAURAV - Nepali Short Video\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d1jJIvFLVLY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Director Pun said that when Limbu, who also wrote the story, approached her with \u2018<em>Gaurav<\/em>\u2019, she was \u201cinstantly drawn to the simplicity of the story\u201d.<br><br>\u201cThe weight it carries on a broader context is, of course, heavy but the fluidity of emotions exchanged between all four characters is raw, real, reassuring and that simplifies everything,\u201d Pun said, \u201cI perceived and filmed the story how it was, with love. I wish for everyone to embrace the story in a similar way.\u201d<br><br>Limbu\u2019s co-star Abiskar Rai notes that \u201ceven though the LGBTIQ+ rights movement is gaining momentum in Nepal, it still remains a very sensitive subject\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Pride Month is celebrated every year in the month of June globally in honor of the Stonewall Uprising, which was a spontaneous series of protests orchestrated by the gay community against police violence in New York in 1969.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy doing the video and putting it out in this way will hopefully change people\u2019s perspectives slowly and make it more comfortable for people out there,\u201d Raid said,\u201c Pride represents acceptance of who you are to yourself first and something that makes you feel like you are not the only one. A sign of unity, you can say.\u201d<br><br>In recent years, Pride month is marked through Nepal Pride Parade (<em>Nepal Gaurav Yatra<\/em>) in Kathmandu. Since 2020, the Pride parade (<em>Gaurav Yatra)<\/em> has been held virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Gaurav-Lexlimbu-Video-Stills-41.jpg?resize=720%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Gaurav-Lexlimbu-Video-Stills-41.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Gaurav-Lexlimbu-Video-Stills-41.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Gaurav-Lexlimbu-Video-Stills-41.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Gaurav-Lexlimbu-Video-Stills-41.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Limbu\u2019s video starts with a shot of a yellow rose, which is said to symbolize friendship, joy, and caring, and ends with an extended hand, perhaps a request to all to join in the pride movement and be an ally.<br><br>Everybody deserves respect, love, and dignity of life irrespective of one\u2019s sexual orientation. Love, as the video\u2019s endnote, says, \u201cdeserves to come home.\u201d<br><br>\u201cPride to me is simply a notion of being who you are and loving who you want,\u201d director Pun says, \u201cNothing more and nothing else.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu: UK-based Nepali blogger and activist Lex Limbu has released a short video marking the beginning of Pride Month. Pride month (or Gaurav mahina in Nepali) is dedicated to celebrating the LGBTIQ+ communities all around the world. The short video, simply titled Gaurav, starring Limbu and Abiskar Rai celebrates the love between two gay men. 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