What percentage of india is lgbtq
The “pink economy”, also acknowledged as the “pink market” or “rainbow economy”, denotes the economic influence of non-heterosexual individuals. While the 2011 census recognised a fraction of this population under the ‘other category,’ estimates based on the Kinsey scale reveal a substantial presence of around 135 million LGBTQ+ individuals in India, constituting approximately 10 percent of its 1.4 billion population. This sizable demographic underscores the significant impact of the LGBTQ+ community on the Indian economy, not only through their production and consumption potential but also the associated market dynamics.
With an estimated purchasing force of US$ 168 billion in India (in nominal GDP terms), the emergence of the pink economy signifies a noteworthy move in the country’s economic discourse.
With an estimated purchasing power of US$ 168 billion in India (in nominal GDP terms), the emergence of the pink economy signifies a noteworthy shift in the country’s economic discourse. Thus, an intricate analysis of the interlinkages between the Queer community, societal norms, and their consequential effects on the economy becomes pertinent.
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India’s health systems exclude Queer people. This needs to change.
Inequality is one of the most defining characteristics of Indian society and economy. An area that demonstrates this is healthcare—health outcomes in India persist to be closely tied to socio-economic status, self, and community.
Combinations of complex barriers are responsible for the exclusion of the most vulnerable communities from access to healthcare. While some barriers, such as poverty or distance to healthcare centres, are simpler to understand, others such as systemic discrimination or policy gaps require a more complex analysis.
A key social group that faces systemic exclusion from healthcare in India is the LGBTQ+ community. There is no public data on the exact number of gender and sexual minorities in the country; however, in 2018 it was estimated that 104 million Indians (or 8 percent of the total population) belong to the LGBT community.
Despite this sizeable number, the difference in health outcomes for LGBTQ+ citizens indicates the prevalence of exclusion. This article shares insights on that exclusion, as well as the steps health and growth organisations can take to make chan
Homosexuality in India: What data shows
Chennai: As the Supreme Court of India has finally put an end to the criminalization of homosexuality under Section 377 in India, facts from opinion polls indicates that societal acceptance might still be some way off. While the majority remains opposed to same-sex relationships, Indians’ views on homosexuality have get less rigid over time.
Just one global survey documents the change in views about homosexuality over time. The World Values Survey (WVS ) is a global survey project that has attempted since 1980 to periodically poll nationally representative samples in nearly 100 countries on people’s values and views. However, the sample size is small—in 2014, the India sample was unruffled of just over 1,500 people, but it claimed to be demographically representative.
Between 1990 and 2014, the share of Indian respondents in the WVS who believed “homosexuality is never justifiable” fell from 89% to 24%—from an overwhelming majority to a clear minority. This change seems to have taken place largely independently of legal challenges to the law. The fastest decline in views against homosexuality came in the late 90s, while the N
LGBTQ Pride Month: In the end, equality has to be served
The same-sex marriage issue in India has been a bone of contention between the government and the marginalised LGBTQ community, for quite some day now. Last month, in a path-breaking development, 18 couples from the people petitioned the Supreme Court of India asking for lgbtq+ rights to marriage citing their status as equal citizens of a free country.
But this is more than just being a complex issue, as the petitioners, the government, the advocates of same-sex marriages and the earth that has been watching this circus play out in court, have establish out. The Supreme Court of India has of now reserved its judgement and nobody knows what the outcome will be.
Reports say that India is home to the world's largest LGBTQ+ community, according to the globally recognised Kinsey scale that estimates that it numbers around 135 million people — or 10% of India's population of 1.4 billion. With the burgeoning numbers, it can be expected that there would be considerable support for this community. But, alas, no!
At last month’s hearing before a Constitution Bench of the Indian Supreme Court, Senior Advocate Abhishe
The Slow Evolution of Same-sex attracted Culture in India
Societal principles, the caste system, arranged marriages, the high probability of being disinherited for coming out — in India, everything runs counter to gay liberation.
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I am at the Marriott on Beach in Mumbai, India. Bobby, a gaybombay.org activist (I know only his first name), has invited me to a gay soirée in one of the private clubs: the basement of a huge palace. It is almost midnight, and I find myself in the sort of extravagant and grandiose party Indians specialize in. India is not a “cool” country; it is a “hot” country (as the writer Salman Rushdie puts it). Young women are wrapped in improbable dresses with large multicolored scarves; young men wear turbans or chic HSBC bank officer’s suits. There are huge cakes with whipped cream, served at will, and everyone seems to flirt and kiss each other. The proportion of gays seems significant, but the place is mixed, open, always discreet, and codes are respected, for good measure. “Here it is not a soirée, it’s a partyyyy” Bandana Tewari tells me, stressing the y. She is the flamboyant head of th