Footage of thousands of people marching on the streets of Mumbai, India at the weekend in their 8th annual LGBT pride parade.

The pride parade, called Queer Azaadi Mumbai (meaning Queer freedom Mumbai), comes as India continues to grapple with legal discrimination against LGBT people.

Section 377, a law criminalising homosexuality, was referred to a panel of judges as part of lengthy legal proceedings just days before the parade - giving some a "ray of hope" according to the filmer.

Thousands of people marched in Mumbai’s 8th Annual LGBT Pride Parade on February 6, 2016. Estimates of participants range from 5,000 to 10,000 with people from all walks of life: gay, lesbian, transgender, asexual, queer, and even people with heterosexual orientation who support LGBT rights.

The gay pride parade which is known as Queer Azaadi Mumbai, began with an assembly at August Kranti Maidan at 3 pm. At 4 pm it moved to Opera House and Kennedy Bridge before turning back to the Maidan. It was also attended by celebrities and film personalities with the entire cast of the Bollywood film ‘Aligarh’ which will soon release and is based on the true story of the death of a gay professor who was kicked out of the Aligarh Muslim University. It’s director Hansal Mehta and lead actors Manoj Bajpai and Rajkumar Rao were also present.

India has a chequered history of LGBT rights. The Indian Supreme Court on December 11, 2013, overturned a 2009 Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising same-sex intercourse, thus re-instituting the legal penalty applicable under Section 377. But just a few days before the march, on February 2, 2016, during a hearing of the curative petition submitted by the Naz Foundation and others against the 2013 verdict, the Supreme court decided to submit the matter to a five-judge bench for consideration. This brought a ray of hope to the LGBT community which continues to suffer because of regressive laws in the country which has not kept itself in tune with the rest of the world.