Many were outraged when a bisexual Kerala woman was found dead after her parents forced her into ‘conversion therapy’. But it’s naive to think only our anger can change reality.
The NIA, which is probing 94 ‘love jihad’ cases handed over by Kerala Police, says four PFI-linked men who forced Hadiya’s conversion also encouraged Athira.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
As someone who identifies as queer and is still underage, I am terrified to come out cause of potential life risk while feeling suffocated every day if not every second of my life.
Indian parents couldn’t even give up caste. To expect them to understand different sexuality is impossible. As unfortunate as it sounds, LGBTQ+ people will either have to hide or shift somewhere more friendly. There’s no point in expecting them to change by sacrificing the lives they have ahead.
As someone who identifies as queer and is still underage, I am terrified to come out cause of potential life risk while feeling suffocated every day if not every second of my life.
Indian parents couldn’t even give up caste. To expect them to understand different sexuality is impossible. As unfortunate as it sounds, LGBTQ+ people will either have to hide or shift somewhere more friendly. There’s no point in expecting them to change by sacrificing the lives they have ahead.