Vivek’s mother burnt him with hot pliers and his father shouted the choicest abuses when a photo he had posted with his bf on Instagram accidentally reached her. Vivek tells Love Matters India about the day he had to call the police to save him from his own parents.
The word ‘hijra’ is specific to the South Asian region. It can either refer to an individual or the community. Let’s try and understand this term better.
As India marks its 72nd year of independence, we asked people if everyone should be free to love who they want and in this regard if homosexual relationships should be allowed legally. Here’s what we heard.
Male or Female? We have been clicking these boxes forever on sarkaari and not-so-sarkaari forms. But there is now a brand new box that allows people, who do not think of themselves as male or female, to legally say so on all paperwork. Love Matters brings you all the facts on the third gender.
‘Dekho yeh toh ladkiyon jaisa hai!’ Even though Siddhant could not see what was wrong in being like a girl, he desperately wanted to get rid of the tag all through his school years. He tells Love Matters India how he finally understood and accepted his sexuality.
