Gulam Nabi Azad was reported in today's paper as having said that homosexuality is a disease and has come to India from 'western' lands or shores or some such. When I saw the article I thought I had misread it - but no such luck.
It is incredible that the Union Health Minister of a country like India would make a statement like that, showing his ignorance, bigotry and overall idiocy. It is really shameful that he is a representation of the quality of people that govern this country.
India has a huge gay and lesbian population, who, I am sure, didn't just pick up their sexual orientation by sitting next to others on a bus. It is a choice that they made and are totally entitled to. As much as I believe that religion is a totally personal thing and should be treated as such, I believe that a person has the right to choose their partner from whichever gender they wish. What gives any of us the right to stand in judgement?
So being homosexual in this country is a disease - but honour killing, rape and harassment of women by repressed creeps is not. Oh no! THAT is our own - our very own Indian culture, the great 'reeti-rivaaj' that is constantly being tom tommed by the moral police and daftoid politicians like Mr. Azad. No western shores involved there, I'm sure! Well done people!
It is not a disease Mr. Azad and frankly I think you and every other bigot and prude in this country should keep your noses out of people's very personal business.
It is incredible that the Union Health Minister of a country like India would make a statement like that, showing his ignorance, bigotry and overall idiocy. It is really shameful that he is a representation of the quality of people that govern this country.
India has a huge gay and lesbian population, who, I am sure, didn't just pick up their sexual orientation by sitting next to others on a bus. It is a choice that they made and are totally entitled to. As much as I believe that religion is a totally personal thing and should be treated as such, I believe that a person has the right to choose their partner from whichever gender they wish. What gives any of us the right to stand in judgement?
So being homosexual in this country is a disease - but honour killing, rape and harassment of women by repressed creeps is not. Oh no! THAT is our own - our very own Indian culture, the great 'reeti-rivaaj' that is constantly being tom tommed by the moral police and daftoid politicians like Mr. Azad. No western shores involved there, I'm sure! Well done people!
It is not a disease Mr. Azad and frankly I think you and every other bigot and prude in this country should keep your noses out of people's very personal business.
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