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Topic: Human Rights
...the USA could be worse. We could have the same policy on human rights that India does. Heterosexual displays of affection in public are dangerous. Homosexuality in that country is strictly banned and is punishable by up to ten years in prison. If you come out of the closet, you will be socially shunned.
Such is the situation of Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, who was disowned by his family after announcing his homosexuality publicly. Would it break your heart if your mother cast you away and refused to continue acknowledging you as her child, just because you were different? Well, that's what Gohil is going through- even his own mother has said that anyone using her name in association with him as her son could face a lawsuit.
Gohil doesn't care about his inheritance, though, he cares about his new family- the gay community of Gujarat. He stated that he had to come out of the closet because if he hadn't, and he started being an activist for gay rights, it would be like living a lie. The gay communities in India are on the right track, too. They want homosexuals to feel safe about coming out. The hope is that homosexuals in India can start being forthcoming if they have a positive HIV/AIDS status, and get the medical help they desperately need without the fear of being jailed.
Read the original at:
Royal family disowns gay scion
Want to speak out for gay rights in India? Send letters to:
Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi
OR
Chief Minister Narendra Modi
c/o Chief Minister's Office
Block No 1, 5th Floor, New Sachivalaya,
Gandhinagar 382 010,
Gujarat, INDIA
On the homepage of the Gurjarat website,