Dr. Narayana Reddy's Deposition, Chennai Panchayat, Resisting Stigma and Homophobia
Director: Jeevanandhan Rajendran
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Summary: People’s Panchayats on Resisting Stigma and Homophobia; Action Plus - a Coalition for Rights, Education and Care in HIV and AIDS. Dr. Narayana Reddy, an expert testifier at the Chennai Panchayat, shares some of his thoughts on the Panch's proceedings. Speaking in English and Tamil, he also elaborates on some of the problems he sees with the queer rights movement in India, and some ways in which to address them.
I am speaking in Tamglish. Madam came and said section 377 is for eunuchs. Okay it is correct, I did not say no. Here there is one responsibility for this transgender formation because in that one percent is also there. why I am saying this is for 10 people 3 or 4 months back one big message had come. What was it one NGO had filed an appeal in the supreme court. Section 377 should be repealed and decriminalized. The honorable health minister came in the Mexico's AIDS conference and supported that topic. You all should be a little careful, this is my appeal to you. You don't harm yourself. Why I am saying is what Madam said in the beginning is in those times when people used to find out AIDS is that from one person it used to travel to others, like that one faith was there. Common people also did not have it, even doctors had that doubt. Now only he knows like that nothing is there. In the same way for what reason we must decriminalize it, for what section 377 should be repeal. The people who are repealing is correct, I definitely support them and endorse it and I will really fight for it if given a chance. But what is the reason we are saying, that reason is not correct, what reason he has said in the supreme court, what the ministry has said is that if you do not repeal, finding out the gay people will be difficult. If they are not able to find out, to stop the spreading of HIV disease is very difficult, like that they said. Now there is no doctor and there is no Ngo, just general public. When I read the newspaper headlines what strikes me is, oh ho the big minister has said why should we repeal they gay people? For HIV prevention we must do it. then what is the reason, HIV spreading reason or the main reason is the gay people only. Please do not give that reason because you are harming yourself. You argue, you fight, we are also the same type of people. We have an equal right that is why you give I am saying. If you give this reason I asked the lawyer, the Supreme Court lawyer that if we make this and give, will they give? See this is to spite the face, or cutting the nose feeling. That damaging is one, second requested appeal is for this gay people, I am very happy that you are not a victim mentality, one positive going small boy, this you can do, I have given you courage and you have come see. It is a praiseworthy topic but we still need more. One thing please is for one word what is the meaning that in this what all people have joined we have to say confidently to the media. If you don't say, media is doing the same mistake. No one knows about it means if you see the media I may take part in jet map from the Hindu but I think the media is equally irresponsible. Without knowing they put the name in it. what is transgender, what is gay? These kinds of people we have to say clearly, then the public will come to know to a certain extent otherwise what will happen, transgender will be destroyed. It is not me but I am saying generally. You should know it clear cut, if you know it then like you said he is also having equal rights, we should be nice, we should show them love, that should also come for that please do this. The third thing I want to say, From the NGO someone said, Sumathi Madam said that counselors co education is needed, please take it very seriously because till what I know, many NGO's according to them, half of them do not know about this topic. I cannot say the name properly. Homosexual can be changed, one NGO has said. What should I do with it? because without knowing much he is saying, western interest is there he is saying, if it goes in wrong hands what will happen is instead of getting good, you will get much of bad. According to me please in all the topics it will come but what we expect will not come our way.
Chennai
People's Panchayats on Resisting Stigma and Homophobia; Action Plus - a Coalition for Rights, Education and Care in HIV and AIDS. Dr. Narayana Reddy, an expert testifier at the Chennai Panchayat, shares some of his thoughts on the Panch's proceedings. Speaking in English and Tamil, he also elaborates on some of the problems he sees with the queer rights movement in India, and some ways in which to address them.
action plus
homosexuality
internalized homophobia
ngos
people's panchayats on resisting stigma and homophobia
Chennai, India
I am saying a simple example. We can move everything else, section 377 I came to first, Madam said that people who are doing draught sex are kept in life imprisonment. The main keyword is against the order of nature. Supreme Court or IP court is saying this is natural but people who are opposing this are saying how can you say that this is natural? That is why one ambiguity is there in that. Because it is not happening the problem is starting. Now if we take section 377 with the mouth they induce into oral general sex, if that happens between husband and wife also, if it happens alone in their bedroom also, it is a criminal act. Did you understand? So when it is like this so mainly we should care about this and we should expect awareness. I think Vijay Nagaswami will accept this because he is a psychiatrist means for a man to change his behavior there is a process. In that there is four or five points. The first thing is awareness. After that comes gaining knowledge. The third thing is being comfortable with the knowledge that means first we should know about it. Then we should know about its full form. From different sources we should know about it. After that we need comfort. We are having knowledge, we are having one invention. We should feel comfortable with that. After that we should do trial and testing. After doing trial and testing and when we gain comfort then my sale bar will change very well. This will not change overnight or in one day. Slowly step by step the change will be there. One minute extra I will take Madam. 10 years back one patient came to me with a sex problem. I gave him some treatment and he become well. He took his wedding card and came to me. Sir I am feeling happy, you helped me and I am feeling fine. This is my marriage invitation card one this date in the Taj ballroom. He was a little comfortable person. There the marriage and the reception is there sir. I said some one has called for the invitation so happily, I said definitely I will come. When I said I will come definitely his face became somewhat. What is this I am coming I said and he is looking somewhat. Sir do not thing wrong, today you make me sit and give your blessings, please do not come over there. If you come there the people will know that I came to you but now the situation is changed, now if I go on the road people are ready to talk to me. This is not in one day. This is the 29th year for me. So in one day you will say change will come, it will not come saying getting angry and getting troubled and fighting, there is no use. Surely saying what we require is not just activist, we need change agents. Because when the change agents come, without fighting on that side they will talk and make the people understand, making them accept it, then after that we can bring about a change. That is also my appeal. Now in catering someone asked me whether social responsibility should not be taught to everyone. Now what meeting action plus has run today is one step. The first building process is this only. If it does not come it will come step by step, till then you have patience, if you are having doubts from some people who know about that doubt you can ask them and do according to that. I am again saying this final. I have attended many meetings but after coming in few sexology and social, this is the first meeting with a positive attitude and three speakers have come without a victim mentality, what I can do, others can do that I taught because of that hats off to you.
action plus
homosexuality
internalized homophobia
ngos
people's panchayats on resisting stigma and homophobia
Chennai
People's Panchayats on Resisting Stigma and Homophobia; Action Plus - a Coalition for Rights, Education and Care in HIV and AIDS. Dr. Narayana Reddy, an expert testifier at the Chennai Panchayat, shares some of his thoughts on the Panch's proceedings. Speaking in English and Tamil, he also elaborates on some of the problems he sees with the queer rights movement in India, and some ways in which to address them.
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