Lgbt in India - Indian Lgbt-Related Films, Lgbt Culture in India, Lgbt People from India, Lgbt Rights in India, Homosexuality in India, Hijra (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Indian LGBT-related films, LGBT culture in India, LGBT people from India, LGBT rights in India, Homosexuality in India, Hijra, Pablo Ganguli, Fire, Vikram Seth, Dostana, Sridhar Rangayan, Parvez Sharma, Manvendra Singh Gohil, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, I Am, Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi, 68 Pages, The Pink Mirror, Mumbai Queer Film Festival, Yours Emotionally, Ashok Row Kavi, Solaris Pictures, Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon, Rohit Bal, My Brother...Nikhil, Bobby Darling, Lesbian Association of India, Wendell Rodricks, The Journey, R. Raj Rao, Girlfriend, Arekti Premer Golpo, Ramchandra Siras, Mango Souffle, Zoltan Parag. Excerpt: Homosexuality is generally considered a taboo subject by both Indian civil society and the government. Public discussion of homosexuality in India has been inhibited by the fact that sexuality in any form is rarely discussed openly. In recent years, however, attitudes towards homosexuality have shifted slightly. In particular, there have been more depictions and discussions of homosexuality in the Indian news media and by Bollywood. On 2 July 2009, the Delhi High Court court decriminalised homosexual intercourse between consenting adults, throughout India, where Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was adjudged to violate the fundamental right to life and liberty and the right to equality as guaranteed by the Constitution of India. Several organisations like the Naz Foundation (India) Trust, the National AIDS Control Organisation, Law Commission of India, Union Health Ministry, National Human Rights Commission and The Planning Commission of India have either implicitly, or expressly come out in support of decriminalising homosexuality in India, and pushed for tolerance and social equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. India is among countries with a soc...