Homosexuality – leaves from antiquity: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population: A Tamil perspective

Somasundaram, O; Murthy, Tejus

doi:10.4103/0019-5545.192019

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“…In 2016, an editorial was published with "gay rights" in the title, vouching for LGBTQIA+ rights (82). The last article to appear was on the existence of homosexuality in Tamil Nadu in ancient times (83).…”

Section: Discordant Notes: Homosexuality In the Ijpmentioning

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Fractured narratives of psy disciplines and the LGBTQIA+ rights movement in India: A critical examination

Kottai¹,

Ranganathan²

2019

IJME

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In 2018, a day before the Supreme Court of India commenced hearing the curative petition on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (which criminalised "carnal intercourse against the order of nature"), the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) issued an official statement that homosexuality is not a mental pathology. In 2014, a year after the top court recriminalised homosexuality, the then IPS president had termed it as a pathology requiring treatment. By examining articles on LGBTQIA+ rights published in two flagship Indian journals in psychiatry and clinical psychology, position statements by professional bodies, and international and national developments in human rights mechanisms, we argue that psychiatry's voice for human rights protection of the marginalised has been akin to whispering sweet nothings in tune with the juridico-penal system. In turn, clinical psychology appears to huddle with biomedical psychiatry without raising its voice against coercive and traumatising practices within mainstream technocratic psychiatry. We seek to explore the troubled relationship between mainstream psy disciplines and LGBTQIA+ persons characterised by psychological evasion: failure of mainstream psy disciplines to take up sensitive, socio-political issues like same sex love in a broader human rights framework leading to individualisation- pathologisation complex which further side-lines persons living on the margins of society.

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Section: Discordant Notes: Homosexuality In the Ijpmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fractured narratives of psy disciplines and the LGBTQIA+ rights movement in India: A critical examination

Kottai¹,

Ranganathan²

2019

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“…In 2009, the Delhi High Court decriminalised homosexuality, but on 11 December 2013 the Supreme Court of India upheld section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises adult consensual same-sex contact. 1,2 In April 2014, the Supreme Court of India granted constitutional recognition to transgenders as the third gender, and any discrimination towards them was considered a violation of their constitutional rights. 3 There are different terms to indicate discriminatory behaviour towards sexual minorities.…”

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Attitude of Indian Medical Students Towards Homosexuality

Kar

Mukherjee

Ventriglio

et al. 2018

East Asian Arch Psychiatry

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Introduction: It is important to understand the attitude of medical students towards homosexuality, as this may affect patient care. Methods: Year 2 and 3 students at Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India were asked to selfadminister an 18-item questionnaire anonymously. Internal consistency of the questionnaire statements was high (Cronbach's alpha of 0.91). There were five responses for each statement: strongly agree, generally agree, unsure, generally disagree, and strongly disagree. Results: Of 290 students, 270 (93.1%) [148 males and 122 females] completed the questionnaire and were included in the analysis. Overall, 55.6% strongly disagreed that homosexuality was an illness; 70.8% agreed that homosexuals were capable of forming stable relationships. Only 31.1% believed that homosexual doctors would better understand homosexual patients. About 71.8% reported that talking about homosexuality did not embarrass them, and 81.8% believed that problems associated with homosexuality could be reduced if society was more liberal. Nonetheless, negative attitudes were reflected in the stereotypical image of homosexuality. About 15.9% of respondents believed that homosexuality was an illness; 24.8% considered homosexuals neurotic, 28.1% considered homosexuals promiscuous; and 8.2% thought that they posed a danger to children. Conclusion: Although the overall attitude of Indian medical students towards homosexuality is positive, the percentage of students with negative attitudes remains quite high. Further work on the medical curriculum is needed to change these negative attitudes so that patients receive appropriate care.

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A Critical Medico-Socio-Legal Analysis of Conversion Therapy in the Indian Subcontinent

Mhatre,

Morrison,

Vashishtha

et al. 2023

Sexuality & Culture

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Homosexuality – leaves from antiquity: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population: A Tamil perspective

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Fractured narratives of psy disciplines and the LGBTQIA+ rights movement in India: A critical examination

Fractured narratives of psy disciplines and the LGBTQIA+ rights movement in India: A critical examination

Attitude of Indian Medical Students Towards Homosexuality

A Critical Medico-Socio-Legal Analysis of Conversion Therapy in the Indian Subcontinent

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