Sharma is known for his 2008 film A Jihad for Love-believed to be the world’s first film documenting the lives of gay and lesbian muslims-and his 2017 book, titled A Sinner in Mecca: A Gay Muslim’s Hajj of Defiance. The New York-based Indian filmmaker and journalist Parvez Sharma has been outspoken about gay rights in his work over the years.
(wendellrodricks/Instagram) Parvez Sharma It warmed my heart.” Wendell Rodricks rejoiced at the Supreme Court’s decision. It is also the wording of the wise judges, who not only stood up for the LGBTQ community but offered an apology for the discriminatory way the members and their families have been treated for over a century and a half. The openly gay celebrity added: “It is not just the decriminalisation of an entire community of Indians that has left one elated and in a celebratory mood.
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After decades of writing on Section 377 and speaking on endless TV and radio debates, freedom from criminality is finally here.” Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday, he posted on Instagram to his 27,000 followers: “At the stroke of noon, the Supreme Court of India gave us freedom, and it is indeed a heady feeling. (thedivasushant/Twitter) Wendell Rodricksįashion designer and LGBT+ rights activist Wendell Rodricks has been campaigning for the legalisation of homosexuality for years in India. He also told Mirror Now in an interview: “I feel like a lot of other people can come out of the closet and celebrate.” The model and TV host praised the legalisation of homosexuality in India on social media. In 2014, he also took part in India’s most popular reality TV show Bigg Boss 8.ĭivgikar praised the court ruling on Thursday, posting to his 85,000 Twitter followers: “Thanks to the Honourable Supreme Court! I’m so so happy and proud ! All these years of fighting for our rights to be equal citizens!” Gay World India back in 2014-and is now national director of the organisation. Model, TV host and performer Sushant Divgikar won Mr. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images) Sushant Divgikar Director Shonali Bose attends the US premiere of Amu in New York City in 2007. Openly lesbian stand-up comedian Vasu Primlani is known for tackling different issues in her routines, including rape, human rights, and the environment.įilm director, writer and producer Shonali Bose, who is bisexual, is known for her movies including Amu (2005) and Margarita with a Straw (2015), which is about two women living with disabilities who fall in love with one another.īose has won numerous awards for her work including a National Film Award, a Bridgestone Narrative Award and a Sundance Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award. Hopefully, it can begin now.” However, the star added that he didn’t “expect things to change overnight,” saying: “The law has changed but society is still brainwashed by centuries of outdated Victorian values.” Vasu Primlani He continued: “There is much healing that needs to happen within the gay community.
(karanjohar/Twitter) Apurva AsraniĪward-winning filmmaker, editor and writer Apurva Asrani, who is known working on successful films like Satya (1998), Shahid (2013) and CityLights (2014), is one of few openly gay men in Indian cinema.įollowing the repeal of Section 377, Asrani told The Indian Expressthat he felt “vindicated” by the Supreme Court’s decision. Johar also praised the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday, posting to his 15 million followers on Twitter: “Historical judgment!!!! So proud today! Decriminalising homosexuality and abolishing #Section377 is a huge thumbs up for humanity and equal rights! The country gets its oxygen back!” Johar celebrated the court ruling on Twitter. Which is why I Karan Johar will not say the three words that possibly everybody knows about me.” If I need to spell it out, I won’t only because I live in a country where I could possibly be jailed for saying this. “Everybody knows what my sexual orientation is,” he wrote. However, Johar, who directed 1998 movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and the 2001 movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…, heavily hinted about his sexual orientation in his autobiography An Unsuitable Boy in 2017. Director and producer Karan Johar has never officially come out as gay.
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