My Indian family prefers the closet
The very word ‘gay’ struck fear that I would ‘turn’ my younger family members queer at some stage.
LGBTQ is a newly coined all-encompassing term in the community of people whose gender or sexual identities can create shared political and social concerns. “Queer Community” and “Rainbow Community” are few of the other terms used to describe LGBTQ+ people. LGBTQ people are more likely to face mental health problems as a result of the prejudices and biases they have to face.
The very word ‘gay’ struck fear that I would ‘turn’ my younger family members queer at some stage.
Being happy in one’s own body is often very difficult and stressful, even without the pressure of differences in sexuality
In an interview with Benhur Samson who has given India its first same sex marriage agency. “It is exciting and the choices are unlimited,” he says.