While the Supreme Court may have crimalised homosexualy, there are still some Indians who are gay and proud and leadg the e. Here’s who they are!
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‘BHAIYYA, I’M GAY’: THIS BROTHER’S REACTN IS WHAT PROTECTG YOUR SIBLG IS ALL ABOUT
Nagpur born Ashish Chopra rells how he me out as gay to his brother Vishh, and how their bond has only grown stronger over the years. * gay brother indian *
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There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia.'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough".He said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'".When Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3,000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance blossomed.Three years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022. Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos".He relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife."Danny Beard on Same Sex Love and MarriageDanny explor same-sex weddgs, fdg out why upl chose to get married, the challeng unrpng this cisn and what mak the wedd relatnships work.The uple said they now wanted to help people who were not as ee and strive for "equaly for everyone"."Now I'm here a safe place I want to fight for others to be able to marry who they want," Adam said."I'm so lucky but I want everyone else Sdi to marry the one they love whout facg discrimatn and persecutn." Image source, Fay photographImage ptn, Peter McGrah and David Cabreza say they are "very proud" to have been the first same-sex uple married EnglandMore than 40,000 same-sex marriag took place between 2014 and 2020, acrdg to the Office for Natnal StatisticsPeter McGrah and David Cabreza, origally om Stland and the US, ma history when they beme the first same-sex uple to marry England on 29 March 2014.The trailblazers married jt after midnight at Islgton Town Hall. The uple, who live London, said a "really betiful memory" was on the way home when one of their sons shouted out of the black b wdow to Trafalgar Square, "My dads jt got married" and cheered "Yay, gay marriage"."It was so sweet seeg him so happy," Mr Cabreza said.
Nagpur born Ashish Chopra rells how he me out as gay to his brother Vishh, and how their bond has only grown stronger over the years. He says he knew sce a young age that he was gay. Meanwhile, Vishh says he had an klg that his younger brother was gay years ago, given the latter’s undyg love for Hrhik.
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Whout skippg a beat, he wrote, “I’m gay. The nversatn closed wh Vishh assertg that he was always aware that his brother was gay, that he was there for him, and that there was nothg wrong wh how he felt.
When I realised that he might be gay, I rearched and read up about , as I didn’t know too much. Seizg the moment, Vishh and my sister told her that I was gay.
“It would be nice to reach that person who wouldn’t normally watch a movie wh a gay or bisexual ma character, but tak a chance on ours and is maybe changed a small way, ” he said. Im jt super unfortable about and i dont want to nont him or embarrass him if he's gay or whatever, bee my relatnship wh him means everythg to me. What do take to be openly homosexual and fight for your rights?