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Comment on Dharun Ravi Sentenced by mri

mri — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:52:29 +0000

Just 30 days? wow…. And no deportation? so his prayers were answered huh… But nevertheless.. hopefully this will be a warning.

In a way tyler’s suicide was not entirely this loser’s fault. Maybe parents will learn tolerance and acceptance now.. Sigh! But honestly wish the punishment was more severe. But oh well.

Comment on Video: I am Trans by Kalki Subramaniam

Kalki Subramaniam — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:10:03 +0000

Touching.. Courageous!

Comment on IBN7 Zindagi Live feature on mothers of gay and lesbian children by Shaily

Shaily — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:04:18 +0000

In both shows he says he has been abused as a child so its nothing about the TRP. And where is it mentioned that a boy/girl who has been abused as a child can not be Gay/lesbian.
These days everybody has the habit of bloating up every small issue. You don’t see the trauma that kid went through in his childhood. Being gay is a different issue. He has the guts to speak up on TV about both the issues and I feel that requires a lot of courage. We should be supportive for them rather than just criticizing them.

We r not looking at the bigger picture that the program ‘Satyamev Jayate’ is bringing up.. we just want to bring up these small incidents that the same person is on some other program where he accepts he is gay.
You won’t stand up and speak that there is not law yet in this country for child abuse but you have all the time to write about this minor thing.
Does his being gay reduce the pain which he went through in his childhood? Can you overlook the trauma he went through by just knowing that he is gay.

As a reporter you have much more responsibilities towards the public, so better give some thought before you write about such sensitive issues.

Comment on Rajib’s Coming Out Story by Rajib

Rajib — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:15:32 +0000

Thank you all for the support Jaan and Neel. Wish you all the best Love.

Comment on IBN7 Zindagi Live feature on mothers of gay and lesbian children by Amrendra Mishra

Amrendra Mishra — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:14 +0000

इसे कहते हैं टीआरपी की भूख में प्रोफेसनिस्ट का शातिरनामा। इस शख्स का नाम है हरीश अय्यर जिसे आपने गत 29 अप्रैल को IBN7 के शो “ZINDAGI LIVE” मे खुद को ‘गे’ बताते हुये कहता है कि मुझे गर्व है कि “मै समलैँगिक हुँ” और इस फैसले में मेरे परिवार वाले भी साथ है। आप ने इसे रविवार को ‘सत्यमेव जयते’ के बाल शोषण पर आधारित एपिसोङ मे देखा होगा। हरीश अय्यर जहाँ ये खुद को बाल शोषण का शिकार बता खुद के साथ लगातार 11 साल हुये बलात्कार के बारे मे बता रहा था लेकिन

आखिर क्या सच है…दो शो, एक शख्स लेकिन बातें अलग-अलग या ये सब फंडा भोली भाली जनता को पागल बना मात्र TRP बटोरने के लिये है। मैं पहले भी कह चुका हुँ हमें क्रिकेट मे भगवान और फिल्म स्टार्स मे समाज सेवक की तलाश बँद कर देनी चाहिये।

Comment on Supreme Court hearings on Naz: full transcript 2012 by NK

NK — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:10:25 +0000

What a great public resource. Many thanks for this compilation.

Comment on R.I.P. Anil/Mariya by Shawn Thomas

Shawn Thomas — Sat, 12 May 2012 18:17:04 +0000

Living here in San Francisco one has the ability to forget how dangerous it is simply to be oneself in most other places in the world. Over the last few months while I’ve been preparing to move to Chennai I’ve been following many of the postings of several LGBT groups, and it has been a real eye opener to follow the struggle for liberation and equality that my brothers and sisters are engaged in throughout India. Whenever I hear of such an ugly act as this I’m deeply saddened, and it is my prayer, in whatever small way I may, that by being myself, helping to organize and act, we can turn the tide of hatred that many of us face. For those who knew Anil/Mariya, I am very sorry for your loss. — With love to you and to those you love, Shawn Thomas

Comment on R.I.P. Anil/Mariya by G. Asha

G. Asha — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:09:53 +0000

I am pained, angered and shocked at this brutal murder of a really fun loving spirit. I took many photos of Mariya at last year’s thrissur pride, one of which is published with this article. there needs to be community monitoring of the police investigation and trial so that there is justice and future attacks on other openly lgbt activists can be prevented.
The media also needs to play a big role in sensitizing the public to the cruelty behind this. I have not seen a single report in the electronic media though the print media seems to have done a fairly okay job. who is monitoring the media in malayalam and working with them ?

Comment on R.I.P. Anil/Mariya by Shri

Shri — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:19:29 +0000

This is so sad and outrageous. Thanks Sumathi for bringing this to our attention. I hope Anil’s murderers will be brought to justice. RIP Maria!

Comment on Asking the Right Question by Sukhdeep

Sukhdeep — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:58:49 +0000

Very well put across