LGBT legalized in India...
By vanny
@vandana7 (98823)
India
September 9, 2018 11:56am CST
But I guess you already know that...its stale news.
What you all did not know...
One of my childhood friends has been relentlessly fighting for their rights.
Thumbs up for a brave person...to think he is younger than me...groan...but brave person.
While I do not belong to LGBT I do not believe in judging another person based on their sexual preferences..it is silly, it does not affect my bank balance, it does not affect my sleep, my cooking, my food, my public relations.
Those who just want to condemn it...for the sake of it...I give you your right to dissent in democracy.......that said, I am not standing on your side of fence. This is an issue I won't be with you all.
Vivek Anand, CEO of The Humsafar Trust speaks about KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival - a very strong inspiring speech. At the 377191 Wall Art...
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@Daljinder (23231)
• Bangalore, India
9 Sep 18
All India Muslim Law Board said and I quote, "Legalizing homosexuality is against Indian values and culture. No religion allows immorality. The government must pass a bill to protect the rights of women as they are the major victims of legalised homosexuality."
Do you feel your rights threatened fellow women folks? I don't. I am glad to have this colonial era regressive law gone. No one can control love! 
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@vandana7 (98823)
• India
10 Sep 18
@Daljinder It is they who are likely to run short of girls...once lesbians are allowed to be themselves. They have already killed enough girls with dowry burden...now this will make them hurt even more..LOL
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@Daljinder (23231)
• Bangalore, India
10 Sep 18
@vandana7 Simply put either a rural or an orthodox are the ones feeling burnt by the change. Since their arguments don't even make sense as they are just blindly sticking to something. 
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
10 Sep 18
@vandana7 I have mentioned it in my post about the same. I have a gay friend and he should be any ideal for many and knowing that he is a gay has not changed my friendship with him.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Sep 18
I don`t judge people and for that I ask not to be judged by people.
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@YrNemo (20261)
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14 Sep 18
Bingo, got it now, LGBT: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender! 
(I vaguely guessed that that was what you were talking about, but I wanted to make sure...) I leave people to sort that issue out alone. By the way, one of my cousins threatened that she would go for a lesbian relationship unless her parents agreed to let her marrying some guy she had decided to marry. That threat worked so well! 
(I vaguely guessed that that was what you were talking about, but I wanted to make sure...) I leave people to sort that issue out alone. By the way, one of my cousins threatened that she would go for a lesbian relationship unless her parents agreed to let her marrying some guy she had decided to marry. That threat worked so well! 3 people like this
@vandana7 (98823)
• India
9 Sep 18
It is so silly to oppose it...god did not make us like that..big bs. If god did not make us like that, are they not made by god? They eat, they work, they talk, they help....and what is the guarantee that god wrote those holy scriptures. It may just have been dictated by another human. In any event, no scripture said such things are wrong, because no scripture spoke of it at all...they did not expect such things to exist. In our culture, Arjun was Bruhannala for a while, was he not? And he had respect. What the hell are we doing? What culture or religion are we following?
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
15 Sep 18
I feel very bad that earlier LGBT community's personal lives were at times subjected to treatment for criminals and some were put in jail due to centuries' old laws.
I think this is a right judgement by Supreme Court.
But I have a few worries:
1)Some elements might abduct young males/females and indulge in acts and when the victim protests, they could say it is by consensus.
I saw in a few movies that in some countries outside India, there are groups of gay men who pick a young man and try to molest. I hope such cases do not increase.
2)There are cases where very young children are molested - mainly boys by bigger men and I fear such cases could rise, as cops would have tougher time proving the guilt.
Apart from that, a more liberal society would probably lead to lesser tensions in the society, although overall changing dynamics of how our society is behaving these days is another full fledged topic.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
19 Sep 18
@vandana7 my opinion is bad elements of all hue and preferences need to be checked.
But just shared a few thoughts that came to my mind!
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@vandana7 (98823)
• India
10 Sep 18
Yes...as long as it does not affect us, why should we be against them? Beats me. I think heterosexuals are harming our society more ..with gang rapes, human trafficking, dowry deaths, female infanticides...and forcing women out of worksphere by scaring them. LOL
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
9 Sep 18
I am glad India has recognized the rights of the LGBT community there. We thought the USA had progressed and matured enough to do the same, but our current leadership seems to be bent of taking us back in time to the days of persecution and discrimination of LGBT people.
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@vandana7 (98823)
• India
17 Sep 18
I think we each carry our own passbooks like bank passbooks. In it come credits and debits. Just like I cannot manipulate Donald Thump's passbook, he can't manipulate mine either. We each need to bother about our passbooks. What another person does or does not do...is a matter for their passbooks, and it is up to god to decide whether it is right or wrong, not us humans. After all, a homosexual is as much a creation of almighty as I.
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@gofsey (1912)
• Madurai, India
15 Sep 18
It is wrong to strengthen beliefs through opposition.If one needs help, it must come from positive minded people like you who do not take sides just for the heck of it or for profit. It is a refreshing change to see there is not going to be any gender discrimination in India anymore.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
10 Sep 18
I am on the same page of thought as yours. I am not like them, does not give me right to call them names and discriminate them. They deserve their rights like any regular human being. Discrimination of any sort is an offense to any civilized society.
I welcome this verdict and can say that it is one of the most progressive verdict.
Kudos to your friend for such work.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
10 Sep 18
@vandana7 Is it not with all the progressive changes that we want. That small percentage is good enough with all ruckus and illogical thoughts and screaming to steal the show.
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@vandana7 (98823)
• India
10 Sep 18
@arunima25 Ironically, it is the small percentage that rules...sigh. The intelligent ones cower down. Something is wrong with the system. I would ask dissenting people to put up their representatives and have royal logical arguments ...up there on national television channel. That would force people to be logical in what they say and demand.
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
9 Sep 18
I so love the LGBTQ community. They have my support, 100%. Love is love. Love always wins.
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Sep 18
I have 2 cousins who are gay, one is a woman and one is a man. Both of them have partners. Since gay marriage became legal here, I bet both of them married their partners. I have not talked to them in a good long while.
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