Comments on: Yes, Nepal can! http://blogs.sanmathi.org/anasuya/2008/11/23/yes-nepal-can/ Anasuya's musings and amusings about life, the universe and whatever Sat, 19 May 2012 10:01:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Yesh Prabhu http://blogs.sanmathi.org/anasuya/2008/11/23/yes-nepal-can/comment-page-1/#comment-65377 Yesh Prabhu Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:26:14 +0000 http://blogs.sanmathi.org/anasuya/?p=108#comment-65377 This is truly an astonishing development. While Indian central ministers have been quarreling, and Indian courts have been moving at a snail's pace, the tiny country of Nepal has overtaken the "Shining India" regarding the treatment of gays and other sexual minorities by granting them protection and legal rights. It's even more amazing that it has also set up a commission that will recommend a same-sex marriage act for the Nepal government. I am not blaming Indian politicians and ministers. Afterall, they not only represent, but also reflect on the peoples' social and moral philosophy, thoughts, and actions. There is deep rooted homophobia in India not only among the masses, but in high society also, at the very top. The President and Prime Minister could stir from their lethargy and take a leading role, to guide the nation towards modernity, and to accept gays, but they seem to be very reluctant to act and, instead, have chosen to remain silent. Gay marriage is now legal in seven countries: Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Norway, the Netherlands, Canada and Belgium. Japan is considering making it legal there also. In the US, it is now legal in only four states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and Iowa. I hope wisdom and a sense of fairness will find a welcome home in the hearts and minds of Indian people and their political leaders, and I hope India will decriminalize, in the near future, not just gay sex but all consensual sex among adults. Is that too much to hope for? Yesh Prabhu, Plainsboro, NJ http://asanevoiceforpeaceinthemiddleeast.blogspot.com This is truly an astonishing development. While Indian central ministers have been quarreling, and Indian courts have been moving at a snail’s pace, the tiny country of Nepal has overtaken the “Shining India” regarding the treatment of gays and other sexual minorities by granting them protection and legal rights. It’s even more amazing that it has also set up a commission that will recommend a same-sex marriage act for the Nepal government.

I am not blaming Indian politicians and ministers. Afterall, they not only represent, but also reflect on the peoples’ social and moral philosophy, thoughts, and actions. There is deep rooted homophobia in India not only among the masses, but in high society also, at the very top. The President and Prime Minister could stir from their lethargy and take a leading role, to guide the nation towards modernity, and to accept gays, but they seem to be very reluctant to act and, instead, have chosen to remain silent.

Gay marriage is now legal in seven countries: Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Norway, the Netherlands, Canada and Belgium. Japan is considering making it legal there also. In the US, it is now legal in only four states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and Iowa.

I hope wisdom and a sense of fairness will find a welcome home in the hearts and minds of Indian people and their political leaders, and I hope India will decriminalize, in the near future, not just gay sex but all consensual sex among adults. Is that too much to hope for?

Yesh Prabhu, Plainsboro, NJ
http://asanevoiceforpeaceinthemiddleeast.blogspot.com

]]> By: Manu http://blogs.sanmathi.org/anasuya/2008/11/23/yes-nepal-can/comment-page-1/#comment-34345 Manu Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:29:56 +0000 http://blogs.sanmathi.org/anasuya/?p=108#comment-34345 You'd expect great things from the country that gave us the man who reached the Everest first. How much longer for the country that went to the moon (or did a great job faking it) first? You’d expect great things from the country that gave us the man who reached the Everest first. How much longer for the country that went to the moon (or did a great job faking it) first?

]]> By: anasuya http://blogs.sanmathi.org/anasuya/2008/11/23/yes-nepal-can/comment-page-1/#comment-33682 anasuya Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:11:01 +0000 http://blogs.sanmathi.org/anasuya/?p=108#comment-33682 Krishna, yes, let's wait, watch and hope, God-and-free-spirits-willing. :-) Krishna, yes, let’s wait, watch and hope, God-and-free-spirits-willing. :-)

]]> By: Krishna Dixit http://blogs.sanmathi.org/anasuya/2008/11/23/yes-nepal-can/comment-page-1/#comment-33539 Krishna Dixit Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:06:02 +0000 http://blogs.sanmathi.org/anasuya/?p=108#comment-33539 Seems that Nepal deals better with this issue indeed. Let's hope for more free spirits in the USA. God is not enough. Seems that Nepal deals better with this issue indeed. Let’s hope for more free spirits in the USA. God is not enough.

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