Today, homosexualy and queer inti may be acceptable to more Indians than ever before, but wh the boundari of fay, home and school, acceptance of their sexualy and eedom to openly exprs their genr choic still rema a nstant stggle for LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer) people. While LGBTQ voic heard through several onle and real-world platforms form an important part of LGBTQ activism, the expose only a small part of the diverse challeng faced by the muny. In light of this suatn, expla the ways which discrimatn agast LGBTQs creat problems for them different aspects of life and suggt what needs to be done? - INSIGHTSIAS

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• TODAY, HOMOSEXUALY AND QUEER INTI MAY BE ACCEPTABLE TO MORE INDIANS THAN EVER BEFORE, BUT WH THE BOUNDARI OF FAY, HOME AND SCHOOL, ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR SEXUALY AND EEDOM TO OPENLY EXPRS THEIR GENR CHOIC STILL REMA A NSTANT STGGLE FOR LGBTQ (LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER) PEOPLE. WHILE LGBTQ VOIC HEARD THROUGH SEVERAL ONLE AND REAL-WORLD PLATFORMS FORM AN IMPORTANT PART OF LGBTQ ACTIVISM, THE EXPOSE ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE DIVERSE CHALLENG FACED BY THE MUNY. IN LIGHT OF THIS SUATN, EXPLA THE WAYS WHICH DISCRIMATN AGAST LGBTQS CREAT PROBLEMS FOR THEM DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF LIFE AND SUGGT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

TODAY, HOMOSEXUALY AND QUEER INTI MAY BE ACCEPTABLE TO MORE INDIANS THAN EVER BEFORE, BUT WH THE BOUNDARI OF FAY, HOME AND SCHOOL, ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR SEXUALY AND EEDOM TO OPENLY EXPRS THEIR GENR CHOIC STILL REMA A NSTANT STGGLE FOR LGBTQ (LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER) PEOPLE. WHILE LGBTQ VOIC HEARD THROUGH SEVERAL ONLE AND REAL-WORLD PLATFORMS FORM AN IMPORTANT PART OF LGBTQ ACTIVISM, THE EXPOSE ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE DIVERSE CHALLENG FACED BY THE MUNY. IN LIGHT OF THIS SUATN, EXPLA THE WAYS WHICH DISCRIMATN AGAST LGBTQS CREAT PROBLEMS FOR THEM DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF LIFE AND SUGGT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

For Prelims: LGBTQIA+, Supreme Court, Sectn 377 of the Indian Penal Co, Votg rights, Right to Privacy, Transgenr Persons (Protectn of Rights) Act, Dg abe, Pri Month, Homosexualy. In 1861, Brishers nsired sexual activi “agast the orr of nature” cludg all homosexual activi to be crimalised unr Sectn 377 of the Indian Penal Co. In 1977, Shakuntala Devi published the first study of homosexualy India, lled “The World of Homosexuals”.

On 6 September 2018, the Supreme Court stck down the part of Sectn 377 which crimalised nsensual homosexual activi.