Wikipedia:Notice board for India-related topics/INCOTW/Gay rights in India

Gay rights in India

 * ''Nominated July 30, 2005

--Notquiteauden 19:11, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

There is woefully little anywhere on the internet, or otherwise on homosexuality in India, attitudes towards homosexuals and their current legal position etc. It remains something that is just not discussed at all. I think there is a significant need for some amount of concrete information either way on the situation in India. I realise that most of you are heterosexual Indian males who go to colleges in India, which I know are fairly homophobic. I can understand your apprehensions towards discussing an issue like this, but I ask that you look at it from the perspective of information creation, regardless of your own personal attitude or apprehensions regarding sexuality. The LGBT community in India exists, and is extremely marginalised. I think this collaboration might serve to provide more information about it, and help gay, lesbian Indians know more about their status, as well as help foreigners interested in Indian attitudes towards homosexuality. Please vote for it.--Notquiteauden 21:51, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Support Comments
 * 1) Sundar \talk \contribs 04:12, August 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) pamri 08:20, August 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * AFIK, our constitution expressly prohibits a host of sexual practices including homosex. Also, in our recent cultural history of 50 years (barring the very recent) discussing anything related to sex, let alone homosexuality, has been a taboo. All these make too little information available on this pertinent subject. Let us try our best. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 04:12, August 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * A good topic, but I suggest renaming it to Homosexuality in India, so we can give a broader treatment, including its existence in literature, historical perspective to its depiction in popular culture (where, lesbian==man-hating dyke, especially in bollywood.) etc., pamri 08:20, August 2, 2005 (UTC)