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Coming out to my family
I stay in US where we talk freely about homosexuality and people have
the right to choose whomever they want as their partner. One of my
friends couldn’t express himself to the society in India and nor did he
tell his parents that he is gay. He then came to America and understood
what it feels like to be free. He met a guy here whom he fell in love with.
He went to India last year to tell his parents but he never came back.
Later that year, his older brother told us that he was being kidnapped
and they do not know of his whereabouts. His parents have filed a
missing persons report as well and they have lost hope. I want to ask
whether it is bad to come out in the society. Is it wrong to speak the
truth? No matter how many rallies or marching bands we organise,
very few people truly accept people for who they are.
Rose
When I was 15, I was afraid of even going out of the house because
the other boys used to tease me. My teachers too thought that I was
effeminate and humiliated me. There was a lot of pressure on me from
my parents to get married even though they knew I was gay. My parents
would even lock me up and beat me. I was forcefully married off to a
woman. She ran away from the house after a month. Things are a bit
more settled now and I look after my family.
Manish
Why don’t we have the right to choose our own life partner? We are
not disturbing anyone. We just want another gay person as a partner.
Can’t this society let us live a dignified life? Please let us live and accept
us as a part of the society. Many gay persons are shedding tears almost
every day in their respective lives. We are also humans. We too have a
heart. :’(
Rahul
7
I stay in US where we talk freely about homosexuality and people have
the right to choose whomever they want as their partner. One of my
friends couldn’t express himself to the society in India and nor did he
tell his parents that he is gay. He then came to America and understood
what it feels like to be free. He met a guy here whom he fell in love with.
He went to India last year to tell his parents but he never came back.
Later that year, his older brother told us that he was being kidnapped
and they do not know of his whereabouts. His parents have filed a
missing persons report as well and they have lost hope. I want to ask
whether it is bad to come out in the society. Is it wrong to speak the
truth? No matter how many rallies or marching bands we organise,
very few people truly accept people for who they are.
Rose
When I was 15, I was afraid of even going out of the house because
the other boys used to tease me. My teachers too thought that I was
effeminate and humiliated me. There was a lot of pressure on me from
my parents to get married even though they knew I was gay. My parents
would even lock me up and beat me. I was forcefully married off to a
woman. She ran away from the house after a month. Things are a bit
more settled now and I look after my family.
Manish
Why don’t we have the right to choose our own life partner? We are
not disturbing anyone. We just want another gay person as a partner.
Can’t this society let us live a dignified life? Please let us live and accept
us as a part of the society. Many gay persons are shedding tears almost
every day in their respective lives. We are also humans. We too have a
heart. :’(
Rahul
7
