LGBT Literature in India - Medium

In September 2018, the Indian Supreme Court revoked a colonial-era law that established homosexuality as an offense punishable with a prison sentence. In 2019, the LGBTQ community is now fighting a different battle to change social perspectives in a country still defined by strong patriarchal codes. Among the many intersecting struggles for asserting their rights, freedoms, and identities has been in the publishing industry, where there has been a dearth of characters and books that reflect the realities of Indian queer people. Artwork made for Zora by Medium (a new medium publication by and for woman of colour) on an article about How the LGBT Literature in India has Fared Since Homosexuality Became Lawful. https://zora.medium.com/how-lgbt-literature-in-india-has-fared-since-homosexuality-became-lawful-dcfe929539b0