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Homosexuality and Indian Civil Society: Reading Mahesh Dattani After Decriminalization of Section-377

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  • Bhaskar Lama

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The Indian Supreme Court in the Navtej Singh Johar vs Union of India judgement (6th September 2018), decriminalized homosexuality. However, the space cleared by the legal judgement cannot be immediately availed of by those affected by it because legally determined/defined space doesn’t necessarily become social space. This essay looks at the formation of this social space and the perception of homosexuality in civil society. It will examine the impediments of communication that homosexuals encounter in the heteronormative world, and the ensuing misunderstandings regarding homosexuality. It argues that a proper medium is necessary to provide communication in a social space that would then treat homosexuality as ‘normal’. I argue that Mahesh Dattani’s plays enable the imagination and the construction of such an accepting civil society.

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  • Bhaskar Lama, 2020. "Homosexuality and Indian Civil Society: Reading Mahesh Dattani After Decriminalization of Section-377," Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Centre for Women's Development Studies, vol. 27(3), pages 349-368, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indgen:v:27:y:2020:i:3:p:349-368
    DOI: 10.1177/0971521520938978
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    1. Prasitha V & Bhuvaneswari G, 2024. "Unveiling narratives: representation of same-sex love in bollywood films," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-9, December.

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