HOMOSEXUALITY - CRIME OR NOT - POINTS FOR POLITICIANS, MEDIA AND SUPREME COURT TO PONDER

HOMOSEXUALITY

CRIME OR NOT

Is Homosexuality a Crime or Not?

The possible answers could be – (1) Yes; (2) No; (3) May be; (4) Sometimes, in certain circumstances, YES &  Sometimes, in certain other circumstances, NO.

Let us all  examine these all possible answers below :

If someone with an aggressive homo-sexual instinct indulges in unnatural sexual acts – against the wishes of the victim of the same sex - it must be treated as akin to RAPE. In such cases, the answer will have to be an EMPHATIC  YES.

Yes, Homosexual acts by a sex crazy homosexual against normal, heterosexuals in a hapless, helpless position – must be treated as CRIME. 

No one can say, such things are not happening at all. Homosexuality is not the normal, socially prevalent sexual instinct and at least some Homosexuals are aggressive and do try to indulge in Homo sexual behavior in public and private places with helpless victims who do not want it.

About 40 years ago, I myself had to face one such situation. I was a young and innocent boy of about 15 years and was traveling by the first compartment behind the Coal Engine of the local train In Madras City. When the train was in Motion, one of the drivers jumped back into our compartment, sat by my side and started opening my Pant buttons and zip. He was trying to get inside and manipulate my private parts. I was too weak and too terrified to extricate myself from his hold. The next local station came and he went again into the Engine for his duties. I had no time even to zip back my pants, but got out of the compartment and ran as fast back towards the last compartment as I could. I could hear his shouts asking me to come back. This forcible homosexual assault happened to myself when I was a very young Boy. 

After that, I had been reading numerous news reports about male wardens in Boys’ hostels, indulging in such homosexual acts on boys in the hostel. The Boys become helpless and put up with these acts or run away from there. Gradually, when the Boys grow older under such circumstances, they also start doing the same to younger Boys in the same hostel. This is just like ragging. This sort of news also used to appear many times in News Papers.

How can we not call all this as NOT A CRIME AT ALL? I am sure, many readers would have read such news in many News Papers.

The shrill cries of Homosexual Groups on the streets and the sympathetic “ayes” by some sections of the Media and some Politicians are totally Blind to these realities. Homosexuality in some cases may be Genetic. I do not know if that is the correct position or not. But, it may be. I will not deny that.

But, in many cases, someone becomes a homosexual – by being subjected to forceful  homo-sexual acts by another Homo-sexual.  In other words, at least some Homosexuals are abnormally sex crazy, Just like  rapists, and they not only rape others of their own sex, but, eventually convert them also into Homosexuality. That is to say – homosexuality could be spreading – like a contagious disease to others – even if some people may be Homosexual by Birth and some may be not very sex-crazy as above.

In my view, these instances of touching the private parts of people of either their own sex or of the other sex – must merit severe punishment under RAPE LAWS. Public or private homosexual behavior – against strangers, or those unwilling, including touching private parts or kissing on lips etc , by people of same sex – must be BANNED – and treated as offences.

Boys’ Hostels are especially the Dens where Homosexuality breeds – and they must be watched much more carefully. 

The second case to examine is – where is the instance of Homosexuality not a crime? Assuming that 2 individuals are confirmed Homosexuals and have declared themselves so, will it be proper to allow them to indulge in Homosexual behavior in the privacy of their rooms. What is done in the privacy of their rooms with full mutual consent may perhaps not attract anyone’s attention. Even if it is not very acceptable to the majority of people, this will go unnoticed. So, what is even unnoticed – cannot be a crime.

But, there are angles even in this, which impinge on healthy social order. Let us say X is a Homosexual residing in Town A and has struck a relationship with Y in the same town. Let us assume, their relationship is purely their private affair, and not a crime. 

But, after some time, if X has to go away from Town A on tour or transfer or some such reason to a far away town B; will X continue relationship with Y (and if so, how, from such distance) – or, seek another partner Z in Town B. 

My strong hunch is – he will seek another partner in Town B; and for this purpose, X must do his exploration among normal heterosexual individuals, till he finds another acceptable, accepting homosexual. Now, this exploration of X for a partner among other people is what becomes nauseating and objectionable – until X finds a partner in Z.

This doesn’t usually happen in normal Heterosexual relationships. 

A wife and Husband remain wife and husband even after such transfers, even if they have to be away from each other for years. Do we not know that? Very few break their relationship and go for new partners in every town they are transferred to. 

But, this does not seem to be the case in Homosexual relationships. To me, the sexual instinct and need for a sexual partner seems much higher among Homos than Heteros. The latter will always remember their spouses and have no great sexual urgency, till they meet their spouses after a period of being away from each other. 

Not only that, a wife and husband usually will make all-out efforts to come together at some place throughout their life. This behaviour of Heteros is common knowledge. I don’t think this permanent bond exists among homos.

Therefore, these factors need to be investigated by unbiased, impartial social psychologists in India – in the best interests of heterosexuals; which when ensured, in the interests of Homosexuals too.

Some Politicians are jumping to conclusions without adequate examination of the social implications of such acts.

It is definitely not the case – that Homosexuals must be treated like criminals.They too must have respectable place in Society.

But, homosexual acts, especially towards heterosexuals must be treated as crimes. Also, the spread of Homosexuality by any Homosexual to others who are not Homos must be stopped. Public exhibition of Homosexuality in any manner must be stopped, as this itself could encourage some people to tease younger, weaker persons of the same sex with such behavior.

All this said – if some people are GENETICALLY HOMOSEXUAL – I do not know if this is so, but I do accept, it is probable – then, allowing them to have relationships of a permanent nature among themselves must be Lawful. Their relationship must not be treated as CRIME.

Simply because, some countries in the west are allowing homosexuality in an unbridled manner, without an iota of examining its roots, there is no need for India to be rushing into the same. I accept that I am certainly not the expert in the matter. I go by my personal experience and what we read in news papers at times. 

There may be Perfectly acceptable circumstances in which Homosexual relations must be accepted by all people. All I know perfectly well is – there are circumstances in which Homosexual behavior is as much a crime as RAPE.

My appeal is - the Supreme Court in its wisdom needs to consider all these aspects. Also, Indian media – visual and print both – must examine all such aspects before clamouring for doing what the west has done.

Given the choice – would you like your child to be Homo or Hetero? Think of that. Exceptions need understanding and sympathy. That is so always.

But, the whole society must not be turned into EXCEPTIONS because of misdirected sympathy.

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LGBT - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender - Normal or Abnormal - Homosexuality - crime or not? - - SUPREME COURT verdict - But not the Last word on LGBT

L G B T

LGBT stands for  "Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender".

The culture of LGBT is spreading like wildfire in Developed countries. India, in that sense, is fast becoming a Developed Country. 

But, Is LGBT a normal or abnormal phenomenon? 

In my view, anything that  does not serve a Normal Human purpose -  is abnormal. We must therefore have a clear Idea of what is NORMAL phenomenon in respect of Human society – so that we can clearly  recognize an abnormal phenomenon. Whatever is not normal need not necessarily be abnormal – but it can be super-normal – serving a much HIGHER HUMAN PURPOSE. If there is no such HIGHER HUMAN PURPOSE in a NON-NORMAL phenomenon, then, it must necessarily be considered abnormal, needing all possible efforts to bring it back to NORMAL.

Only, if the Society treats a phenomenon as abnormal can such a phenomenon be brought back to NORMAL. If an abnormality is also treated as Normal, apart from what is normally Normal, the abnormality can never be brought back to Normal.

Procreation is a NORMAL HUMAN PURPOSE. That, I feel, is beyond doubt and beyond question. It can be no Human Society’s intention to finish itself in this single generation itself – and leave the earth – all to animals, birds and insects. But, some countries are doing just that. If there is growth of population in those countries, it is only by immigration – and not by procreation. In some countries where LGBT phenomenon is high, the rates of procreation is so down that  population in those countries is said to be coming down in those countries – and all sorts of financial incentives are being offered for procreation, for an activity, which should actually be a hugely voluntary and enjoyable activity, if nature’s normal way prevails.

Probably Malthusian theory of Population is at work in those countries – albeit in Hitherto not understood ways. Malthus only thought that Nature will create floods, draughts, epidemics etc to reduce huge populations. He didn’t probably imagine that nature will make many people into LGBT – so that huge population growth in the country will be automatically brought under check. This could well be the truth – though, unsubstantiated by science; and probably incapable of experimental verification by science. Nature’s ways are too complicated in many respects for science to unravel easily.

LGBTs , at least some of them, claim that they are naturally born so – at Birth. This may be the case with some people. But definitely not with all LGBTs. Some people are converted into LGBTs by existing LGBTs, as I have seen it myself.

Almost 50 years back, when I was a boy of 15-16, I was traveling in a Local Train at Chennai,  just behind the Engine, in the first seat of the first Compartment of the train. The compartment had just 4-5 boys travelling in it. That’s all. It was a coal fired Engine in those days. The smell of coal was there all over. At each station, coal particles were emitted into all compartments.

At one station, one of the Drivers in the train came out of the Engine, and effortlessly jumped into the first compartment in which I was – and sat by my side. Within no time, he was opening my Pant buttons and putting his hand on my private parts. As a boy, I was too terrified to say or do anything at this sudden intrusion of my private parts. I did not know what he was doing and why – except that I felt it terribly wrong. The next station was within a few minutes and the Driver went back to the engine for doing his duties. Before he could come back – I jumped out on to the Plat form and ran as many compartments back as possible to be out of reach to him. I heard the Driver shouting from behind asking me to come back. It was a terrifying experience for me at that time.

I never ventured to sit in the first compartment thereafter for a long time. But, it was obvious that the Driver, a clear LGBT, was doing it all the time. He was in fact spreading his LGBT syndrome to many others. He must have been doing it at home and many other places, where he gets an unsuspecting victim.

Why I mention this is – two known Homosexuals, who know and accept each other, indulging in whatever they want with total consent, may perhaps be left to themselves. 

But, I strongly feel, that  some (probably many) LGBTs have a tendency to impart their syndrome to other unsuspecting victims and make them also eventually into LGBTs. In other words, it is not just  acquired by birth; but, it is also transmitted by existing LGBTs. I contest this claim that LGBTs are always so by Birth. No. some are turned into LGBTs later, by other LGBTs.

Therefore, I strongly appeal to the Society in general to ensure that this phenomenon is not treated as NORMAL. I am not saying that LGBTs must be treated unsympathetically – they can be given all the respect and assistance – that is needed , but, any exhibition of LGBT behavior in public must be discouraged. Also, any effort to indulge in their sexual behavior with strangers must be treated as CRIME. It is as bad as RAPE.

I do not know what the Supreme Court will say – But, based on my personal observation, this is what I propose I strongly feel, we cannot take the LGBTs version as final. There is need to ensure that normal heterosexuals are not turned into Homosexual behavior by existing Homosexuals. There is also need to see scientifically – why LGBTs are so – and see if they need any assistance. 

Like Drinks and Drugs, LGBT behavior could have been an acquired, habit-prone syndrome in many cases and may be Genetic also in some. Either way, there is no need to treat this as NORMAL, even if sexual behavior  between any two freely consenting LGBT Individuals  need not be treated as a crime.

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11-Dec-2013 : Supreme Court Verdict :

The Supreme Court of India on 11-Dec-2013 (Wednesday) set aside the decision of the Delhi high court, which had in 2009 decriminalized sexual relation between persons belonging to same sex.

A bench consisting of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya upheld the constitutional validity of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code that makes anal sex a punishable offense.





Parliament is authorized to remove Section 377, but as long as this provision is there, the court can not legalize this kind of sexual relationship, the SC bench observed.

"It is for the legislature to look into desirability of deleting section 377 of the IPC," the Supreme court said.

With the apex court verdict, the operation of penal provision against gay sex has come into force once again.



The Supreme Court passed the order on a batch of petitions of anti-gay right activists and social and religious organizations against the high court's verdict decriminalizing gay sex.

Section 377 (unnatural offenses) of IPC makes gay sex a criminal offense entailing punishment upto life imprisonment.

As some News says - The Centre had earlier informed the Supreme Court that there are an estimated 25 lakh gay people and about seven per cent (1.75 lakh) of them are HIV-infected.

From these statistics, it seems necessary to investigate - whether same Sex relations has an in-built danger of greater proliferation of HIV.

It is the Supreme Court's prerogative to test the constitutionality of the law and their verdict on homosexuality as an offense must be respected by the government, Law Minister Kapil Sibal said.

"It is the prerogative of the Supreme Court to judge the constitutionality and validity of the law. The opinion of the Supreme Court must be respected by the government. They have exercised their prerogative now, we shall exercise ours," Kapil Sibal told reporters outside parliament.




From all the developments on the issue - it seems that the  LAST WORD  is not said on the issue - Not as yet.

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