LGBT, Marginalisation and Human Rights in India

Abstract

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people live in significant numbers in all over globe. They are members of every age, national, ethnic, and religious group. And in every country, LGBT people are subject to discrimination because of their gender identity and sexual orientation and treated with social stigma.  People  who  are  marginalized  have  relatively  little control  over  their  lives  and  the resources  available to  them. They may become stigmatized and are often at the receiving end of negative public perceptions. Their opportunities to make social contributions may  be limited and they  may  develop  low  self-confidence  and  self-esteem  and may  become  isolated.  Social policies and practices may mean they have relatively limited access to valued essential and basic resources such as education and health services, housing, income, leisure activities and work. There are types of LGBT human rights or freedoms that are not easy to quantify, and thus not measured in existing multi-country datasets.  Nevertheless, despite being difficult to measure, it is important that it should be acknowledged by the general mass.