In a historic judgment, The Supreme Court of India on 6 September 2018 ruled that consensual gay sex in private space is not crime saying that sexual orientation is natural and people have no control over it. This judgment is a new dawn for personal liberty for LGBTQ community because in any inclusive society persons cannot be discriminated on the basis of grounds related to their identity. Judges of Apex court said that social morality cannot violate the rights of even one single individual. As this decision was flashed in media, mixed reactions were captured among various sections of the society and new debates emerged on sexuality nationwide because larger part of Indian society was not ready to accept this kind of decision but smaller part of our society believes in right based society and welcomed this shift. Philosophy of inclusion emphasizes that no one should left behind and the role of families becomes decisive in increasing acceptance of LGBTQ community members’ in society; minimizing their trauma and other problems. But inclusion of members of LGBTQ community with their dignity and natural identity is not easy and they are still living on the margins of the society. The historic decision of Apex court has little impact in changing the mental set of our society and larger part of society is not able to digest the shifting paradigm in sexuality. LGBTQ community members are still facing many barriers, problems and trauma since long back in every aspect of life. Most of them left their education incomplete, sexually abused and exploited in society as well as in families, as many trans people have written in their autobiographies and exposed the exclusionary face of society. There is need to make people understand that every person has right to enjoy dignify and quality life with zero discrimination.

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