Gay Bombay Comes Out

In the last decade, Indian gay men in cosmopolitan cities like New Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta have established international social networks, organizations and Internet forums to create a modern and global gay community. The publication of The Boyfriend, a love story between two men, one openly gay and the other unable to accept his homosexuality, typifies the increasingly unapologetic public discussion of male sexuality among a segment of gay men in urban India, argues this article from the BBC. Although homosexuality is a criminal offense in India, regular gay dance parties at high profile night clubs in Bombay and New Delhi are similar to those in the United States and Europe. Indeed, satellite television and cable programs and the Internet have helped create and empower a global South Asian gay community that includes men living not only in India, but also in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Europe, East Asia, Australia and North America. – YaleGlobal