Does homosexuality really stand against Indian culture? Studies beg to differ. Apparently, it were the British who imposed a ban on gays (150 years ago) while Hindu, Buddhist and early Muslim cultures were tolerant towards same-sex relationships.  And now the gays in India demand that the British apologise to them. But are the goras really to blame? C’mon haven’t the British become homosexuality friendly? It’s us, the Indians who have chosen to lag behind.
Who can forget the treatment meted out to ‘Fire’, the first film to depict homosexuality in India, 1998? The Shiv Sena stated that they would have been okay if the characters had Muslim names instead of Hindu. Even a sleazy film like ‘Girlfriend’ (it was film made for vouyeristic pleasure, but I am all for the rights of a film to be screened peacefully) was asked to pulled down as it depicted scenes that went against Indian values.
Then again, the moral policing done by the cops has indeed crossed the lines of decency and human rights. Now, you can’t even hold hands without getting a rebuke from the man in khaki. Here we are talking about their attitude towards heterosexuality. Imagine what it must be like to be gay in India. Listen you cops, don’t you have criminals to catch on to? There are far more important issues that need to be addressed by the self-proclaimed preservers of Indian society than pummel homosexuals.
Via nitawriter
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