Anti-Domestic Spaces and the Evolving Queer Domesticity

Abstract

Despite Indian religion being rife with homosexual activities, yet there has been widespread prejudice against the concept. Significant laws have been passed to safeguard the rights of the LGBT community. Yet, homophobia and its consequent problems are still rampant in India. The stigma is still persistent. Without any proper recognition of marriage, homosexuals tend to be more promiscuous knowing there is no future. The domestic partnership will help bring stability and companionship not only between two individuals but will bring families together. With the changing times the society’s views on gender roles can be improved and their binary understanding of masculinity and femininity can be broken. Indian culture, always being enmeshed within rigid binary systems of cultures and norms, finds it difficult to accommodate the LGBT community in their family culture. The institution of marriage prevents heterosexuals from being explicitly promiscuous and will make them more domestic thus keeping a track of various sexually transmitted diseases. More often than not homosexuals out of fear of social threats are unable to come out and are forced to participate in sexual liaisons in public spaces. When legalised by law and accepted by the society, same-sex couples will open up more freely, having more faith and trust in a relationship; thus engaging in more domestic aspects of life.

Keywords

• anti-domesticity
• homophobia
• domesticity
• marriage
• ordinariness