Following health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's remark that men having sex with men is a 'disease' and 'unnatural', Lakshmi Manchu stressed that homosexuality is not a disease and that there is no place for discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation.
"Homosexuality & bisexuality r not diseases read the DSM 4TR 4 details. Let's all pledge 2 b less homophobic & more human. Ignorant#azad.grr," tweeted Lakshmi Manchu.
Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday described homosexuality as a "disease" and said that despite being "unnatural" it afflicted a substantial number of people in India.
"Homosexuality is a "disease". The disease of Men Having Sex With Men (MSM), which was found more in the developed world, has now unfortunately come to our country and there is a substantial number of such people in India. Even though it (homosexuality among men) is unnatural, it exists in our country and is now fast spreading, making it tough for its detection. With relationships changing, men are having sex with men now. Though it is easy to find women sex workers and educate them on sex, it is a challenge to find MSMs," Azad said at a convention on HIV/AIDS at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi.
Azad's remarks have created an uproar all over the country.
"Homosexuality & bisexuality r not diseases read the DSM 4TR 4 details. Let's all pledge 2 b less homophobic & more human. Ignorant#azad.grr," tweeted Lakshmi Manchu.
Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday described homosexuality as a "disease" and said that despite being "unnatural" it afflicted a substantial number of people in India.
"Homosexuality is a "disease". The disease of Men Having Sex With Men (MSM), which was found more in the developed world, has now unfortunately come to our country and there is a substantial number of such people in India. Even though it (homosexuality among men) is unnatural, it exists in our country and is now fast spreading, making it tough for its detection. With relationships changing, men are having sex with men now. Though it is easy to find women sex workers and educate them on sex, it is a challenge to find MSMs," Azad said at a convention on HIV/AIDS at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi.
Azad's remarks have created an uproar all over the country.
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