Friday, July 24, 2009

Are we ready for LGBT rights?

Since last month we have been hearing about Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender(LGBT) and section 377.Let me give you a brief introduction about section 377.According to Indian penal code section 377 "who ever volountarly has carnial intercourse against nature with any man,woman or animal ,shall be punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term which may extend 10 years.This law was introuduced during british colonoal perion in 1860. Britan has ruled out this law in 1967 and it seem now that only her colonies are still sticking to the law.Delhi high court has ruled out this law by station the carinal intercouse of homosexual is nomore illegal.
Even though delhi highcourt has ruled out section 377.Our traditional indian society is not ready to accept the LGBT rights.How ever, we can hope for a change,as the HC decision is the first step for equal rights.Our democracy says" All people should be treated equally under the law,regardless of their religion,caste,region etc".So whats the point of keeping section 377.Even if we have implement section 377,we have plenty of LGBT personals in indian subcontinent (Approximately 40 Lakhs according to latest report).Resent protest of LGBT's in Chennai,Delhi and Mumbai proves tmy above words.Lesbian or gays are not made ,perhaps they are born.The same god who created us has created them.In a democratic country like india we can't neglect the rights of LGBT's just because they are a minority.


People had menitioned that LGBT are trend which we followed from western madness.Homosexuality is mentioned in manusmriti,a book written a centrury ago.This gives us a clean evidence that homosexuality is not a new trend,its a general behaviour of human beings followed by our ancestors.A person who has knowledge in medical sciennce would understand this.During a debates in media peopls mentioned that,it is against our social morality.Stripping a 22 year old lady in bihar,Molesting a foreigner in Mumbai,Raping a teenage girl in our capital city.Is the above mention incidents shows our social morality.Peoples shouls understand that fact that LGBT's are not fighting to spread the Lesbian or gay charecter,perhapd thare fighting to jsut to be considered equal in our society.Religious scholars defending against this by saying it against our religious norm.Killing a cow,Idiol worship,Drinking alchahol etc are against religious normas of different religion india.Is the religious scholars going to ask for laws to prohibhit that.Obviousy "no" will be the answer.Because its a personals choice.Simillarly LGBT is also a personal behaviour.

Just because of this protest we can't completely ruled out this law in a secular india.Indeed, we have to come with a balanced law which satisfy all and get equal rights of all regardless of any minority.I accpet that homosexuality will ruin our generational existennce.Implementing a law dosent make any difference in that.Instead by ruling out this law we will able to find more LGBT's and give them proper counselling and studies regarding the after effects of thier deeds.Perhaps it will helps us to bring back them to a peacefull hetrosexual life.Because we persue a anyone to change their behavious a gun point.




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