Thursday, December 12, 2013

Shock, disbelief, dejection: Mood sours across India over gay rights...

It was supposed to be a day of celebration, with screens and even balloons put up at offices of various LGBT groups in anticipation of a verdict that would help uphold gay rights. But the SC ruling re-criminalising homosexuality came as a shocker instead. It caused disbelief and deep disappointment across the country and sparked protests in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow and Chandigarh.

In Delhi, hundreds of people belonging to the gay community gathered at Jantar Mantar for a protest, most of them clad in black to indicate the mood.

Those not from the community -- students from JNU and Delhi University, and activist from groups such as AISA and SFI -- too joined in, waving rainbow-coloured flags. "It's not a struggle only for people within the community but a fight for fundamental rights," said Suhana Mazumdar, a DU student.

While more than 60 people participated in a protest at Mumbai's Azad Maidan, in Chennai, protesters gathered near the Chepauk stadium at 4 pm, raising slogans and holding up placards that read, 'Will Parliament Step In?', 'Our Love Is Not A Crime' and 'Are We Not the Citizens of This Country?'

 "The government is trying to put us back in the closet, but that will never happen," said a defiant Suresh, member of Chennai Dost, a community for gays, lesbians and bisexuals. Full story...

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