Unsupported Marriage in IndiaIn these days, Gay marriage is becoming fashionable in every country. Many countries are starting to legalize this union. However, according to a survey, mostly older people are against this same-sex marriage while younger ones are more acceptable towards it.
People supporting the gay marriage are saying that
· We are solving the world's most serious problem - overpopulation.
· It was practiced from the ancient times. In ancient Greeks, homosexuality was highly respected. They believed that it inspires youth to become worthy members of the community.
· The only thing that should matter in marriage is love..
· It doesn't hurt society or anyone in particular.
And people who are not supporting this union say that
· The legalization of homosexual marriage will quickly destroy the traditional family.
· It’s against the definition of marriage. Also, some groups are changing the term ‘marriage’ one man and one woman" to "two persons."
· It may lead to other immoral behaviors.
Like this, many people around the world are talking about the pros and cons of gay marriage. But what is the status of this marriage in India? We are hearing news only from other countries. So in this article, I will try to expose India’s situation in this issue.
Gay marriages ARE happening in India. What most Indians are thinking is it is imported from western part of Asia or from America. But I won’t say it like that because you can find a lot of examples from the history that this was practiced already a while ago, around the world. You can find the examples of same-sex intercourse in ancient Hindu temple walls and gateways.
Some interesting facts from India:
· In June 2003, about 35 men, many wearing jewelry and lipstick, took part in a rare gay pride march in Calcutta.
· The Internet has given the gay community a relatively safe way to connect. So many gay sites are coming into India like , www.indiangayclub.com , www.gaymarriage.com
· Telephone gay counseling is now available in major cities, like Delhi
· The first gay men’s conference in the sub-continent was held in India, which was organized by The Humsafar Trust, a support group for gay-marriage.
· Bombay Dost, India's only gay and lesbian publication.
· Aanchal, a help line and counseling centre for lesbian and bisexual women in Mumbai
· AMALG India - a dating service operates like a matrimonial for lesbians and gays.
Like many other countries, Gay Marriage is supported by one group and not supported by another one. However, there's not many supporters of gay movement compared to the opponents. In India, homosexuals remain victims of violence in different forms supported by the society.
I’m confident that Indian people never ever support this type of marriage. To prove my confident, I wish to bring out these points
· In India, marriage is life's most important event and no family is complete without children.
· In India, homosexual acts are illegal. We are already having a law from 1885 to avoid unnatural sexual activities. I think India is the only country having this type of laws. I just want to mention an interesting thing on the incident when Queen Victoria framed this law in 1885. This law makes homosexual acts between men illegal but does not technically cover lesbians. When it was told to extend this law to address female homosexuality as well, she refused to believe that such acts between women were possible.
· The Indian Supreme Court and government told that homosexuality cannot be legalized in India as the society disapproves of such behavior.
· From 1860 to 1992, Only 30 cases were there in courts under this homosexual law. Out of the 30 cases, 18 were non-consensual, 4 were consensual of which 3 were before 1940 and 8 were unspecified.
· Many cases are filled against the gay people under public nuisance law.
· When a film ‘FIRE’ on Gay Marriage was released in India, it faced a lot of issues. The theatres in which this powerful story of two sisters-in-law who fall in love was screened, faced a serious problems.
I think these facts are enough to support the idea that "Indian people will never ever support Gay Marriage".
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Puckish Puck says on 2009-11-07 16:22:11 about Being gay
I Have an dislyzia so sorry for my english .
First of all I would like to say ,its really Great that people are getting more awake in india and breaking all brarrier for living a moment and falling in love with a person and not with a Gender .
we get life once and we should be having a right to live which ever way we want , at last india is getting a complet freedom in itself .
its not going to be easy , as every love bring its own complication and issue but then who care . sole mate comes in all size and colour . is that society is going to decide who I am going to love ? or is that relegion is going to decide who I am fallen in love with .
Bible - humm thats Just a Book Dear , pls do some serious reserch on it & you ll find "Jesus was not a God , he was a Son of him .
Hindunish- come on ! or you belive in God or you don't .
pls don't be gray on it .
if you belive then belive 100% what means ,if what ever is done is done only by him , then hello !! existance of Homosexuality is also created by him only .
so what ever reason you can give to prove he is their ,
I can give you same reason to prove he is not their .
and then who had seen Hell and Haven ??
what we have is today and we should make best out of it ,be proud to be who you are .
People who are using relegion to not accept Gay ,
they should first atleast read and understand them .
as Hateness is not acceptable any where .
world is changing any how , time is changing , This is the freedom Chandshaker Ajad and Subash Chandra Bose had wished for .
If Their is Hell I would not be Happy in Haven knowing my friends on other side having BBQ party ha ha
Who care , relegion is for us , we are not their for relegion .
I am really Thankfull to all those you are in this fight ,you people are really Brave and I am Proud to say I am Lesbien today .
15 years ago I lost my love and I had used that angerness to just run away from India , I had run so fast that where 15 year passby ,I didnt know , I travel the world and at last in 2000 ,gay parade I had landed up in Amsterdam . it was like my Dream come True .
After that I had never look back .
After 15 year my mom call and told me about Gay Revolution in India . Its not a end but definetly a start , she had accepted me atlast for who I am ?
I am sure one day you all would be accepted in your Home Land for who you are .
I Thank You All with very Deep of my Heart and Wish you Best to find your Sole mate , it would not be easy but then who cares..
Just don't give it up ,I tell you its going to get very ugly before It become Beautifull.
its not much people who can say I am standing on my Dream .
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azra says on 2009-05-11 05:15:21 about gay marriages
homosexuality is the talk of the town..
it can be agreed ,that homosexuality is not prevelant by birth. it is only when that the person becomes an adult,does he realize what his gender really is..
so it is not by the will of God,that a person is a homosexual, but by choice of the individual. therefore,God never intended any human by birth to become a homosexual.
this is the reason why everybody today,(against homosexuals) raise an eyebrow. obviously,the reason being against the nature and law of religion. when they say that homsexuality is in the genes,doesnt mean that by birth they are so, but this is what they become. this nature comes into existence because of the exposure,and even in olden days when this subject was brought out in films n newspapers, was considered as taboo, not because of exposure at that time,but because of sexual preferences.
it is the exposure,that today we hear 1000s of gay couples surfacing in Goa, or 35 marriages taking place last year in Goa, or even the fact that some countries have given a legal provision in the law... |
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Anyone says on 2009-02-18 16:00:29 about me
well, I'm a human being, a man who likes other men, what is so wrong about that. It is my wish who I like, I am not forcing you into anything. Second of all, the Indian society is not being forced to accept it but if it just opens it eyes each individual must know atleast one homosexual probably closeted probably not.
My friends know I am gay, my parents don't, I am afraid of what they will think, as for what you were saying I am wasting my life, I'll say that yes I am because I am hiding not being able to be myself, I'm wasting it because of you and all the other homophobes who have a problem with us.
I'm asking you are afraid of us because we are different? Are you afraid because you can't understand us?
I'm sorry if I sound a bit aggressive but it's just a defence for the way I live, for what I am. I am not asking you to change your views, your opinions or your ideals but who gives you the right to ask us to change ourselves? Who gives you the right to decide between right or wrong? We are all human beings, we are all equals, and equals sit down and discuss things out like civilized people, we don't enforce people to do things. You can't ask a gay man to marry a woman, it would obviously never work out. So, why should only some people have the joy of marriage, even if we might be a minority, who gives anyone the right to decide who shall be happy and shall not?
Have a good day,
Your Sincerely
friend, neighbour, employee, employer, brother, son, a gay man |
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| Venkatesh Premchandran
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I'm working as a software engineer in a MNC in Chennai(India). I'm very much interested in writting.
 GOD IS DEAD. HE IS NO MORE. HE IS KAPUT.There is no such thing as church law, sharia law or any other religious law. The law of the land, Government law, or International law applies. Religious entities simply do not have the legal power or authority to create or apply laws.
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