Article 377? Gay Day?

In a historic judgment delivered on Jul2, 2009, The Delhi High Court overturned the 150 year old section, legalizing consensual homosexual activities between adults. And our so called media hyped it (as they always do). All radio stations, TV channels wanted to give this "Rocking" news to the public of India. Although the news is not of *any* personal interest to me(for obvious reasons), I was 'compelled' to hear it. The media wanted to make the Indian people that we have gone mad with this decision and this is the best thing ever happened to us.

Thereafter there have been long going debates as to whether the decision is good or bad and bla-bla. Times of India made it 'The Gay Day', of course they have there own way of doing such things. I came to know many Gay... Oops ... Homosexual people have long been living with grace and dignity in our country, Of course through TV and Newspapers. Of all this 'Hype' I could observe that masses have come to know about these people 'in good sense' and almost all have form some or the other opinion about this group of people.

The other day, I was sitting in a garden with one of my after taking a walk in the evening when this 'Blissfully' married couple(It looked so they were 'Blissfully' married) with a small baby came and sat near us. Suddenly we saw two girls walking past us and holding were hands. They were cheerful and were talking to each other. Suddenly the 'Aunty' sitting near us said to her husband, 'Kya zamana aa gaya hai..Dekha unko.."Woh" honge’, pointing towards the girls. She said that and my friend and I were astonished, not by the fact that those girls might be "Woh" but by the mentality of that lady (we didnt need any other evidence for it).

I had heard this for the first time ever. I had not an idea that people can form such opinions. I said to my friend that now it is not safe for two boys or two girls to hang around together. And both of us burst into laughter. I dont say that everybody has such kinda opinin but there must be a few like that. Even amongst friends we may end up teasing each other (Now for the same sex also)...

On the lighter side the benefit is that now when I hang around with a girl, people would no longer call me 'a Besharam' but they would probably end up saying 'normal Chae', meaning normal hai....

So at last, I can say that the decision was good and most of the people are happy(affected as well as unaffected people ) and only a few people are unhappy (like the mentally sick ..(oops I sry abt it) 'Aunty' ).



Cheers Rohit!!!