IS LEGALIZATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY A THREAT TO INDIAN SOCIETY?

Abstract

Indian society is famous for its rich culture and its moral values. Indians follow these values in each and every facet of their life. We as a part of Indian society are always concerned about what society thinks or considers correct. The question of whether a particular notion is acceptable by the society majorly regulates the customs in our society but this question now needs to be modified with the pace of development and changes in our society. In India, on historic date of 6 September, 2018 Indian Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. But there were a number of protests against this order; all of them contending legalizing homosexuality will damage the moral fiber of our society but is it so? Many time we come across an old saying- Nothing lies in the name it’s the work which creates your identity in the society. Then why society is concerned more about sexual identity than the work rendered by a homosexual? For instance, working as an HR in a big corporate firm has nothing to do with the sexuality of that HR then, why homosexuals are looked down by others. If we closely analyse the lives of homosexuals we will find that they are always discriminated on the basis of their sexuality and are generally considered unacceptable among their colleagues as well as their family members. According to a report published by Mission for Indian Gay & Lesbian Empowerment (MINGLE) 20161 , 40 % of the people belonging to LGBTQ often or sometimes are subjected to workplace harassment in India, this shows the backward mentality of educated Indian society which openly praises legalization of homosexuality but covertly refuses to accept a homosexual person.