Exclusion Of The LGBTQIA+ Community In Varying Spheres: The Case Of Indian Society

Sana R Goswami, B.A LLB (Hons.), Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat

ABSTRACT

We perceive ourselves to live in times where self-awareness and inclusivity is at its peak, but somehow continue to socially exclude certain individuals who conform to their nonheterosexuality. LGBTQIA is a collective term for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and their allies. Although, there has been a huge jump in spreading awareness and prevalence about the community, homosexuality in India remains a taboo subject. An individual is taught that it’s an unnatural phenomenon leading to phenomenons such as biphobia, homophobia and transphobia. The community has been advocating for equal rights for decades but they continue to be discriminated against, harassed, experience intolerance or threat to violence due to their sexual orientation. As the Supreme Court now reviews marriage rights for the community, this paper is an attempt to look back at how the community, as a whole, has been side- lined and alienated since decades. Thus, in this paper, I aim to analyse how India has failed to become inclusive towards the LGBT community and the attitude of Indian youth towards homosexuality.

Keywords: Homosexuality, difficulties, insufficient representations, discrimination, exclusion of LGBTQ+ community, India.