The Indian Gay

A beautiful video depicting different gay couples. The poetry is more beautiful than those images.

"We all have those former loves that, while life may have lead us in different directions, we find ourselves reminiscing over, daydreaming about what could have been. I'm a firm believer that once you give a person a piece of your heart, you never truly get it back." — Doug Locke, singer source: upworthhy.com

It is a situation, of their own making, many homosexuals in India find themselves in. Unable to come out of the closet because of stigma, discrimination and the threat of violence, they choose to marry and continue being gay. Mostly, their spouses have no idea of the double lives their partners lead.

ndia's Supreme Court recently overturned a 2009 court ruling that decriminalized gay sex. The judgement makes this community not just vulnerable but also criminal and has pushed them to live a closeted life. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual people (LGBT) are likely to form a substantial vote bank in the forthcoming elections. One gay couple in Delhi told BBC News why they are fighting for their right to dignity and life. Camera: Neha Sharma. Producer: Akanksha Saxena Source: BBC News

Typical Indian marriages are always a matter of utmost entertainment for both families (In a traditional, arranged Indian marriage, two families are blended together, and not necessarily bride and groom). Despite the fact that Indian movies, especially Bollywood movies, are rich when it comes to romantic scenes, Indian marriages fail to find this soul of ‘love’ in their traditions. Yet, more often than note, overwhelming effect of processions, sweets, vivid colours and beautiful girls :P make an Indian marriage memorable for not only bride and groom but also others. Nevertheless, have you ever thought of an Indian marriage of Gay couple? We know that such a marriage is not legally possible in India, as Article 377 criminalizes gay sex and illegalizes gay marriages, unlike US. Kunal Ghose and Jason Aronne, residing in San Diego, however, thought otherwise. Although they did not want to face legal issues by getting married in India, the couple did want to incorporate Indian marriage ...

Love knows no boundaries – not age, race, religion or gender. In his “All Love Is Equal” photo series, New York-based photographer Braden Summers set out to drive this point home by taking stunning photographs of gay and lesbian couples around the world. Summers, who identifies himself as gay, traveled to France, India, Lebanon, Brazil, South Africa, the U.S. and the U.K. to take photographs for his Kickstarter-funded project (which has raised over $23K). It took Summers about six weeks to create these dramatic and  romantic scenes depicting only gay and lesbian couples. He mentioned that models were used to underscore the images’ impression of a perfect romance. “A large driving force behind creating this series was actually less about affecting the gay community directly, and more about giving the general population a way to relate to gay imagery which is devoid of sex, victimization, or banality – themes that might usually prevent some folks from connecting,”  Summers...