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Integration of LGBT community in Indian workplace still a distant dream

Integration of LGBT community in Indian workplace still a distant dream

By Radhika Tiwari
New Delhi, Apr 11 (UNI) “I have always been open about my trans identity while applying for a job. If a company is reluctant to hire me solely because of my identity, I would rather not work for it,” Meenaksh* a 25-year-old trans man, says, bringing to fore prejudice against the LGBT community in the Indian work sphere despite the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 2018.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgender (LGBT)+ community in India has witnessed its share of highs and lows in the fight against homophobia, inequality, and discrimination. While the whole nation rejoiced in its 'tryst with destiny' moment on independence in 1947, LGBT+ people’s struggle for basic rights continued against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a colonial-era ban on gay sex, which was scrapped unanimously by the Supreme Court in September 2018.

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