Where are Indiaâs queer parents? Having a family is not even an option for many Indians
The fight that started with de-criminalising Section 377 must not end there â it is a battle half won. Many queer couples in India want to raise children but canât.
Tarini Mehta 21 February, 2021 8:30 am IST
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Ask Indians what matters most to them and they are likely to say, my family. But in an India that places the family at the centre of the universe, itâs strange that not all Indians get to have one.
How many queer parents have you come across at adoption centres, parent-teacher meetings or even eating ice cream with their children at the mall? The fight that started with de-criminalising Section 377 must not end there â it is a battle half won. And what began as revocation of a ban must now expand to a full realisation of civil rights. Otherwise, the slide is always a looming danger.