Sports and Youth Affairs Minister
of Goa Ramesh Tawadkar has said that the Goa government is planning to start
centers that will cure the homosexuals of their abnormal propensities.
Mr Tawadkar said that treatment
would be offered to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender to make them
'normal'. And since then, various social networks are abuzz with severe
criticism of the minister. Many rightist minds are voicing their support to the
man.
India's unwillingness to accept homosexuality
is no top secret. In December 2013, the Supreme Court's decision of striking
down a lower court's verdict that decriminalized homosexual act between
consenting adults brought censure from various parts of the world. The Section
377 of the IPC awards 10-year jail term for homosexual activities.
Mr Tawadkar's statement is also
being perceive as the incorporation of conservative India where all those
activities are considered social taboos. "We will make LGBT (lesbians,
gay, bisexual and transgender) youth normal. We will have a centre for them...
like Alcoholics Anonymous centres. We will train them and give them medicines
too," the minister said while discussing government's policy report on
youth.
"As in the case of other
target groups such as juvenile offenders, drug afflicted youth, marginalised or
migrant youth, geographically disadvantaged youth, a detailed survey would be
carried out of the LGBT community so that their problems could be specifically
addressed."
Twitter is abuzz with criticism:
Homosexuality a Natural Gift' - #Goa Chief Minister's #Respect
— IVIMMXIII (@royanand15) January 13, 2015
So a #Goa minister wants to cure the #LGBT community. Does he head the Ministry of Morons?
— Jayadev (@NotJDSalinger) January 13, 2015
The #LGBTCommunity has so far been very generous towards #Goa #Minister #RameshTalwadker for his #GayCure statement. #Media is not happy.
— Ani Borkar (@GravitasVeritas) January 13, 2015
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