Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Mother seeks groom for her son in India's first gay personals advert...

In all but one word, the advertisement was like thousands of others published in the still hugely popular matrimonial section of newspapers across India every week.

“Seeking 25-40, Well Placed, Animal-Loving, Vegetarian Groom for my son (36, 5’11’’) who works with an NGO,” it read.

Printed in a tabloid newspaper on Tuesday, it was the first advertisement for a partner in a same-sex marriage in India, where homosexuality is illegal.

The son in question was Harish Iyer, a prominent Indian activist, and it was placed, as is traditional in this conservative country, by his mother.

“I’m proud of her. It was her idea. My mum was like: ‘You don’t have a boyfriend, you’re not so young.’ She was concerned for her ageing son like any Indian mum would be, irrespective of whether he is homosexual or heterosexual,” Iyer, 36, said. Full story...

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