'I experienced so much racism I believed being gay was a white people thing': British Indian people reflect on coming out. Bell, P. September, 2019. Library Catalog: inews.co.uk
'I experienced so much racism I believed being gay was a white people thing': British Indian people reflect on coming out [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
On 6 September 2018, history was made in India when Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code – the act that criminalised homosexuality – was repealed. It was a landmark decision for so many reasons, not least because it meant people could love and be who they wanted, and not be discriminated against by law. It also freed people from the last grip of colonial rule – Section 377 came into force in 1861 when the British occupied India. Across the pond, while the LGBTQ+ British Indian community isn’t directly affected by the ruling, there is a ripple effect in the conversations taking place around acceptance and understanding. It’s critical when many LGBTQ+ Asians have felt invisible in the mainstream Pride movement, and have had to balance acceptance within their own families, as well as acceptance from within the LGBTQ+ community.
@misc{bell_i_2019,
	title = {'{I} experienced so much racism {I} believed being gay was a white people thing': {British} {Indian} people reflect on coming out},
	shorttitle = {'{I} experienced so much racism {I} believed being gay was a white people thing'},
	url = {https://inews.co.uk/opinion/comment/i-experienced-so-much-racism-i-believed-being-gay-was-a-white-people-thing-british-indian-people-reflect-on-coming-out-334901},
	abstract = {On 6 September 2018, history was made in India when Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code – the act that criminalised homosexuality – was repealed. It was a landmark decision for so many reasons, not least because it meant people could love and be who they wanted, and not be discriminated against by law.

It also freed people from the last grip of colonial rule – Section 377 came into force in 1861 when the British occupied India.

Across the pond, while the LGBTQ+ British Indian community isn’t directly affected by the ruling, there is a ripple effect in the conversations taking place around acceptance and understanding. It’s critical when many LGBTQ+ Asians have felt invisible in the mainstream Pride movement, and have had to balance acceptance within their own families, as well as acceptance from within the LGBTQ+ community.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2020-06-08},
	journal = {inews.co.uk},
	author = {Bell, Poorna},
	month = sep,
	year = {2019},
	note = {Library Catalog: inews.co.uk},
	keywords = {Indian, Intersectionality, LGBTQ+, Racism, Sexuality}
}

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