7. A moment of Pride!


Pride, we all are familiar with the word and we all know what it represents. Pride, a proud voice of the LGBTQ community. We humans have divided ourselves into different communities based on our characteristics, values, culture, and race and now we are fighting amongst ourselves to protect our own. It feels as if the concept of acceptance needs to be instilled in our mind again and again. The day that happens, most of our issues will be solved.  

LGBTQ community has been struggling for years to be accepted in the society, the society which is their own but still treats them like outsiders. India has always been conservative and hesitant when it comes to publically speaking of sexual orientation. In such scenario it was very difficult for people with sexual orientation different than what is considered “normal” to voice out their opinion publically. Many people in our country were unaware of the concept and majority out of the people who were aware considered it to be a sickness.

Thankfully, slowly but gradually things are changing for the better. In 2018, India took a very big step by decriminalising Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and acknowledging LGBTQ rights. The legal reform was a step towards betterment in the condition. Now, many people are coming out as homosexual, bisexual, or queer and people have started accepting the truth.

On 6th September 2019, our country completed a year of the constitutional reform, the change is slow but visible. In this one year we have seen such improvement, with more people coming out of the closet, protesting against the rigid and unfair beliefs and sometimes just existing as a community. The acceptance is not absolute but it is increasing with increasing awareness and change in beliefs.
We have come a long way but we still miles to go.

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