Ulta Pulta
Legally gay
Jaspal Bhatti

"HAVE sweets, behan ji; our son has turned out to be a gay." No mother can be proudly heard saying this even if she may be a staunch advocate of gay rights. Homosexuality has been taboo in the Indian society for years and we cannot expect the people’s mindset to change so quickly.

Many people say that India has come of age. They say that everybody should have the right to choose their partner irrespective of his/her sex. Parents may soon be proudly saying "Hamare bete ko ladke wale dekhne aa rahen hain."

A positive outcome of this development will be that no discrimination will exist between the two parties, as both the sides would be ladke wale. Both the boys might come riding on ghoris to the marriage palace. Parents of both the boys would be more than happy to get rid of their gay aulads.

Because of the scrapping of the article 377, gay activity will no longer be a criminal act, though it may give a boost to the economy. Gay bars, gay clubs, gay showrooms and gay restaurants will come up. The advocates of gay movement may even demand 10 per cent reservation in the government offices.

A father was worried about the falling sex ratio in Punjab and Haryana. He wondered how the parents would marry off their sons when they grew up. "Don’t worry! Gay marriages have been legalised," announced the mother, while consoling the poor father.





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