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| Gays up against azad | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, July 5: The Union healh minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad is in for serious trouble. He has dared to annoy a community that is very active across the globe. He has annoyed the gay community by stating `men having sex with men was un-natural and a disease'.
"Homosexual sex is just as natural as heterosexual sex. In a democracy, gays should have the same rights as heterosexuals... Most sex workers use condoms. The problem arises when men have sex outside of marriage without protection," said Amrita Sinha, an activist.
Pertinent to mention, the UN passed a resolution saying that the LGBT community has equal rights as anyone else and cannot be discriminated on the basis of their sexual orientation."
Strongly disagreeing with the minister's comment, Ashok Row Kavi from Hamsafar Trust said: "Gay sex is not unnatural. It is a matter of one's sexual orientation. If out of 100 children, five are left-handed, do you call them unnatural?".
The Health Minister made this comments on Monday at a conference on HIV/AIDS. "The disease of MSM is unnatural and not good for India. We are not able to identify where it is happening as it is less reported also."
"It is a challenge because in cases of female sex workers we can identify the community and reach out to them. But in case of MSM, it is becoming difficult," he added.
He also pointing to increased efforts to promote condoms, treat sexually transmitted diseases, and launch information and communication programmes among transgenders and sex workers. |
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