Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalises sexual activities "against the order of nature", effectively making criminals out of all those who love people of their own gender or sex. In 2013 the Supreme Court of India, in a deeply regressive judgment, refused to strike down this unfair provision, claiming that it didn't violate anyone's rights and affected only a ' miniscule minority '. Despite the law's violence against them, India's LGBT community survives and thrives, and this is ... A safe space for discussions regarding queer issues and sharing memes for LGBTQIA+ Community in India 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇮🇳 I am just wondering how common it is to find lesbians living openly in committed relationships like the lesbian lawyer couple who helped overturn section 377. These ladies are inspiring. They are proud to be themselves, live openly. their families accept them and they are brave not to hide. So far ive only been able to find closeted women who say they believe in love but they are not open to living as themselves or have homophobic family and they don't want to be excluded. Like Simran found ... Loving Women: Being Lesbian in Unprivileged India by Maya Sharma Queering India: Same-Sex Love and Eroticism in Indian Culture and Society edited by Ruth Vanita Queer Activism in India: A Story in the Anthropology of Ethics by Naisargi Dave I haven't read all of these yet, so can't say how good or bad.
