Reflections on life, love and a day
Roy Wadia
On September 6, 2018, the Supreme Court (SC) of India read down key portions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, effectively decriminalizing homosexuality — a milestone literally decades in the making. For millions upon millions of LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning) individuals in India, the development is life-changing.
Even as a child, growing up in the Bombay of the ’60s and ’70s, I knew I was ‘different.’
Others knew it too.
Bullied at school after school for my effeminate ways, I quickly learnt that survival meant subterfuge — hiding my mannerisms as best as I could,......