A Neglected LGBTQ Community in India Problems and Solutions

Author: Ashish Sharma

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Abstract

Human evolution is dynamic in nature. Over the years and decades, it preferences has been of living. One of the aspects of this ever-changing preferences is the choice of sexual orientation. A stratum of the human population i.e. young children and the LGBTQ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) now a days tend to become the victim of the societal distress just because of their sexual choices. Society does not approve them because of its pre-conceived notions that sexual orientation can only be heterogeneous in nature and not homogenous like gay, bisexual, lesbian etc. Even in this era of pool of statutes, human rights agencies and various constitutions across the world, the rights of this community are still being undermined. Human evolution in a proper way can only be possible it the natural rights of every human, irrespective of its gender, are addressed sufficiently and in consequence are respected and welcomed by the society. But the biggest challenge in the present era is that the LGBTQ community faces difficulties in the every sphere of life. Therefore, now it is high time that the rights of this community along with children are protected and confer a dignified life to them.

Keywords

LGBTQ, Sexual orientation, Queer, Discrimination, Harassment, Bullying

Conclusion

It is manifestly clear that LGBTQ community who have different sexual orientation face discrimination and avoidance from the society. This avoidance is extending from simplest personal relations up to the most general social ignorance. In the light of the above discussion, following initiatives can be taken safeguarding and improving the conditions of the LGBTQ community. Schools are the crucial places where the situation of LGBTQ community needs to be addressed efficiently. Because from here, the ways to the other aspects of life opens. Schools can implement the following practices. 1. Motivate all the students to respect the choices of everyone and prevent harassment, discrimination and bullying. 2. Establish counseling rooms in the school premises so that an aggrieved LGBTQ individual can take shelter under it an address his/her issue and take necessary counseling. 3. Encourage school staff to develop and hold trainings on how to create safe congenial school atmosphere for all students irrespective of sexual orientation or gender identity and encourage staff to attend all these trainings. 4. Provide health services like HIV/STD testing and counseling to LGBTQ youth. a. Union and the State Governments should take initiatives to support employers in making workplace more of inclusive cultured to LGBTQ community b. Stigmatizing language to LGBTQ community should be avoided c. Authorities, school, peers and family need to be more tolerant in accepting the gender variant children and treating the people of different sexual orientations equally. d. Framing the policies and applying them in a friendly manner rather than being hostile. e. Instilling the confidence and assurance in the individuals of LGBTQ community that they do not require the social validation either from their parents, peer etc. to exercise their right to sexual choices. f. State will have to take stand to protect the rights of LGBTQ community as parens patriae if LGBTQ/Children are rejected by their parents. At last it can be said that there is no need of creating a new specific set of LGBTQ rights because the legal obligations on the states to safeguard the rights of LGBTQ individuals are well established in international human rights law on the basis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. All persons regardless of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity are entitled to the protection conferred by international human rights law.

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How to cite this article

Ashish Sharma (2023). A Neglected LGBTQ Community in India Problems and Solutions. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(4): 910-914.