Homosexuality isn’t supported by most Indian people. They think it’s a sin and that it’s not normal. People of the LGBTQ+ Community are no different from us except that they love and are attracted to people of the same gender. Our country is known to be homophobic with many politicians disagreeing with homosexuality. In my opinion, it’s a human right.
However, it wasn’t always like this. Thomas Babington Macaulay drafted Section 377 during the British rule. It is thanks to the westernization of Indians that this is still going on. Before, many Indian writers have been writing about same sex love but unfortunately, even after that, homophobia is very much prevalent. I find it strange that we’re considered a backward country because of this by the western countries, but it would be another story if we weren’t under the British rule.
Hindu texts have many LGBTQ themes. This is not anything new. I do not think Homosexuality is against Indian Culture, but many like to think so. I hope one day people will learn to accept that gay people exist in this world and that’s okay. We should live in a world where everyone is tolerant of each other.