Decriminalising Gay Sex…

With gay sex being decriminalized, a spark of astonishment and anger seems to have been ignited among the Indians. Of course in my generation and the younger folks, such a move is more accepted and even welcomed in some cases because we have in many ways adapted ourselves to a more global lifestyle where homosexuality is quite commonplace. But not all seem to agree. They say it challenges the institution of marriage, changes our concept of a family and promotes vulgarity. They ask whether the next thing we would want to do is to give acceptance to humans having sex with animals.

Since all these debates are centred on moral grounds, I beg to differ from all such voices, because no one has the right to judge someone else on moral grounds. Sex is seen normal only between two people of opposite gender. This idea is rooted in the fact that sex is primarily seen as an act of procreation. But let us not deny this, even if it is taboo to speak of, that humans have more than just that reason to have sex. And if sex is had for pleasure, then why should there be a restriction imposed on the gender of the person one can have sex with, as long as it is between two consenting adults?

Decriminalising gay sex between two consenting adults is a move that marks India as a nation is willing to accept homosexuality on some level, yet there is a wide resentment among its masses. I wonder if we as a nation could ever come to accept gay couples, gay marriages and gay families and give them the respect that is hard for them to find.