Say With Pride

It is indeed a news to rejoice. America has declared LGBT marriages as legal and more importantly acknowledged that sexual preference is not acquired but inherent, and legal regulations shouldn't bar a human being from loving (having consensual sex with ) another human being irrespective of gender.

In a stark contrast to this, in our country a majority of our population doesn't even get to choose their life partner although they are of the opposite gender and laws have been enacted in black and white supporting such marriages. The family is still the ultimate authority in giving a nod to marriages. When citizens of this very country put up their profile pictures painted in rainbow , it smells like a revolution in offing which would tear apart the shackles of ancestral authority. 

I have seen questions popping up from my friends whether those rainbow colored profile owners know  the meaning and history of it.This question however is very irrelevant according to me and I do not feel its a compulsion for any of them to know history and geography before paining pics in rainbow. 

A more relevant question would rather be whether we are ready to let our children follow their hearts if they turn out to be gays, lesbians or bisexuals as they step into adolescence. Irrespective of who hasn't rain-bowed their profile pic and who has , it is important that we open the windows of our mind and do not turn a blind eye to the rainbow if it ever appears in our own dwellings. I bet the number of people with such open mindset and actually supporting the LGBT movement  with true spirits is extremely limited. All our rush of adrenaline and shouts for the rights would vanish into thin air the moment our children takes the unconventional steps. I think it will surely take centuries especially for India to acknowledge LGBT relationships regardless of whether there is a law to uphold it or not. And the in-numerous profile pics you see soaked in rainbow is therefore not a true representation as to how humanity has embraced the LGBTs.

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