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LGBTQ members of South Asian diaspora face stigma for being queer Quartz 12/29/2020 © Provided by Quartz
When Gurleen Kaur came out as queer to her friends three years ago, she was all too familiar with her family’s expectations that she marry a man someday. That was still a possibility for the 27-year-old, which would likely then lead to the full-package large celebration with all her friends and family present. But Kaur also knew she would likely not get any of that fanfare if she married a woman.
Dressed in a black tank top and with her long, curly hair partly tied in a bun, Kaur said she was aware of an entirely different future just steps away if she ended up with a man. “This just led to chaos in my brain,” she said. “It messed me up for a little bit.”
‘Existing as a queer South Asian is draining’: How LGBTQ+ groups hope to combat stigma and exclusion
A few activists are attempting to help families overcome the specific challenges of being LGBTQ+ in the South Asian diaspora. Abhishek Chinnappa/Reuters
When Gurleen Kaur came out as queer to her friends three years ago, she was all too familiar with her family’s expectations – that she marry a man someday. That was still a possibility for the 27-year-old, which would likely then lead to the full-package large celebration with all her friends and family present. But Kaur also knew she would likely not get any of that fanfare if she married a woman.