The terror attack was extreme but the everyday vilification is also a hate crime in its own way. Central to the issue, of course, is the gay community and the homphobia they continue to face. Recently, Mumbai’s gay community held a conference to create awareness about how families pressured them to seek treatment to change their sexuality. His statement, however, may have made to obfuscate the Islamist motive behind the terror attack, since the shooter, Omar Mateen had pledged allegiance to ISIS before pulling the trigger. We must bring them into the community, not in a patronising way, but simply weave them into all aspects of society.

Source: Mid-Day June 14, 2016 02:03 UTC