The queen who dressed as a man and the eunuch who built a mosque are just two highlights of a journey through 800 years of India’s rich LGBTQ+ heritage
If an individual is recognised as an equal in law, how can the state deny them the right to marry or form a legal partnership, irrespective of society norms?
It must think twice before arguing in court that queer people and their dignity and equality would 'wreak havoc' in India. It must realise that young queer people need hope not government-sanctioned humiliation