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Jun 12, 2007
Quickie Link: India's Gay Community Fights for Acceptence
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By vanrozenheim
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(India) - Indian law makes same-sex love a crime, which is punishable by 10 years or even life imprisonment. ''It's crazy that society today affords you everything but the right to be yourself. Being gay and demanding equal rights is not about asking for the moon, it's really about the right to be happy,'' said a gay man. ''The gay-lesbian movement has to challenge patriarchy. It has to do a lot of challenges. I call it the cutting edge of new social systems. Because gay men and women are going to evolve new social patterns. Why can't five different generations of men live under one roof?'' said Kavi, a gay rghts activist. In 1860, the British government had declared same sex love to be unnatural but now 60 years after Independence, are we still living in the shadow of that mindset and is it now time to set love free?
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