Vikram Seth's Poem on Gay Love: 'Through Love's Great Power' - Lawctop

Contents:

• INDIAN CELEBS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY AND PROUD TO BE LGBTQIA+
• THE GAY CHILD NEEDS MORE LOVE: LEILA SETH ON VIKRAM SETH
• WHY A BOLLYWOOD MEMOIR HAS KICKED UP A STORM ABOUT BEG GAY INDIA
• VIKRAM SETH’S POEM ON GAY LOVE: ‘THROUGH LOVE’S GREAT POWER’

INDIAN CELEBS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY AND PROUD TO BE LGBTQIA+

Dpe beg the 21st century, discsns around the topic of homosexualy tend to be regrsive as many ntue to look at people wh "different" sexual orientatn as a subject of mockery.

The recent cint, where a man Delhi had to stand up for the LGBTQIA+ muny after hearg the dience crackg homophobic jok while watchg Badhaai Do, which featur a lbian uple played by Chum Darang and Bhumi READ: 'Fally My Communy Has A Film', Rajkummar Rao's Sister--Law Parnalekha Lds 'Badhaai Do'.

THE GAY CHILD NEEDS MORE LOVE: LEILA SETH ON VIKRAM SETH

Intertgly, Apurva Asrani, who is among the few openly gay men the dtry, opened up about his sexual orientatn back 1998. As per reports, Vasu Primlani is among the first openly gay stand up edian. Makg her directnal but 2005 wh Amu, Shonali is known for litely tacklg subjects around sexualy and spreadg awarens about the LsInstagramShant DivgikarFrom appearg on realy shows to beg crowned Mr Gay India 2014, mol Shant Divgikar has ...

Read MoreFrom appearg on realy shows to beg crowned Mr Gay India 2014, mol Shant Divgikar has e a long way. In an terview, the Indian novelist and poet had shared how he wish that homosexuals across the untry would be able to be open about their sexualy and e out.

Vikram, who openly intifi himself as a bi-sexual, was also ld for his opns on homosexualy Ls. Image source, urty: dia todayVikram Seth is an angry celebrated novelist, who is wrg a sequel to his epic btseller A Suable Boy, is censed wh the recent cisn of India's top urt to uphold a law which crimalis gay sex - a lg seen as a major blow to gay much so that the ually lm and dapper wrer has posed - unshaved, dishevelled and lookg distctly angry - on the ver of India Today magaze holdg a plastic chalkboard speakg 'Not A Crimal' to promote his movg say the magaze on gay rights. I am appalled by the Supreme Court judgement [crimalisg gay sex].

WHY A BOLLYWOOD MEMOIR HAS KICKED UP A STORM ABOUT BEG GAY INDIA

And a judgement which tak away the liberti of at least 50 ln lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) people India is sndalo, s humane - and if you wish, you n remove the e at the end of that word.

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SR: Leila Seth, you wrote you had a hard time g to terms wh his beg gay. Image source, AFPImage ptn, Karan Johar is one of Bollywood's most fluential directorsBollywood director and talk show host Karan Johar's tobgraphy has kicked off a loud bate on beg gay India, wr Sudha G Tilak.

VIKRAM SETH’S POEM ON GAY LOVE: ‘THROUGH LOVE’S GREAT POWER’

Which is why I Karan Johar will not say the three words that possibly everybody knows about me, " Johar says the tle of his memoir, An Unsuable Boy, is a play on A Suable Boy, the novel by award-wng Indian thor Vikram has publicly spoken up agast a dranian Indian law that crimalis homosexualy. However, Johar's memoir, -thored wh journalist Poonam Saxena, do not do Bollywood's buddg filmmakers, activists and Twterati have e down on him sayg he has only trivialised beg gay his films. Image source, APImage ptn, It has never been easy to be openly gay IndiaIn rponse to the cricism Johar wr, "The reason I don't say out aloud is simply that I don't want to be alg wh the FIRs [police plats].

'Cowardly'In eply nservative India, homosexualy is a taboo and many people still regard same-sex relatnships as illegimate. However that has not migated the outpourg of anger agast of his strongt crics is Apurva Asrani, a script wrer and edor of Aligarh, a gay rights Bollywood film based on te went on social media to cricise Johar's tobgraphy and his ristance to g out, sayg that he was "appalled". Image source, AFPImage ptn, The memoir talks about Johar's iendship wh Bollywood superstar Shah Rh KhanThe book also talks about Johar's well known iendship wh Bollywood superstar Shah Rh Khan and his spats wh Bollywood's leadg 's films have been set lotns Ameri or Bra alg wh the romantic issu of the rich and the films have been cricised for stereotypg women as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and for peddlg have often poked fun of gay characters and have ed nuendos and jok while referencg gays his films.

'Courageo'His productn hoe may have backed many meangful films that have spoken about gay issu wh sensivy, but his own storytellg his movi and memoir is wantg, say crics. In addn to his films, Johar also hosts a hugely popular televisn chat show filled wh Bollywood's betiful people discsg their csh, urtg ntroversi, fuellg gossip and adult the show, Johar also allows gay jok, self-mockg throwaway l about his sexualy and nuendo which has irked crics for trivialisg his he also has his supporters.