Indian activists hold rainbow flag to protest against violence on women

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights activist hold a rainbow flag as they participate in the Rainbow Pride Walk to protest against violence on women and sexual minorities in Kolkata, India, Sunday, July 7, 2013.

A landmark court ruling decriminalized homosexuality on July 2, 2009, marking the gradual acceptance of gays in the deeply conservative country. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Bikas Das>

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights activists pose for a photograph as they participate in the Rainbow Pride Walk to protest against violence on women and sexual minorities in Kolkata, India, Sunday, July 7, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Bikas Das>