Sunday, June 10, 2012

First Gays Old age home in India

An old age home for gay men, perhaps the first such centre in Asia, has come up in neighbouring Narmada district of Gujarat.
The old age home at Hanmenteshwar village, located on the banks of Narmada river, was inaugurated recently and named after late American writer Janet Fine,who generously donated funds for the project.
In 2011, the United Nations passed its first resolution recognizing LGBT rights, and followed up with a report documenting violations of the rights of LGBT people, including hate crime, criminalization of homosexuality, and discrimination. LGBT rights are legal since 2009 Delhi High Court ruling but there are no laws to protect from discrimination. LGBT rights, also called gay rights and gay and lesbian rights