Mayura Janwalkar (Pahichan) June 19 – In the backdrop of the attack on a night club in Orlando last Saturday in which 49 people were killed, the American Center Friday hosted a discussion on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) rights with diplomats from several countries to mark ‘Pride Month’.
Diplomats to India from the US, UK, Germany, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Canada and the European Union (EU) delegation said Indian society needs to exert pressure on the government to decriminalise homosexuality.
In response to a question on the engagement with the Indian government for promotion of LGBTI rights, Counsellor, political affairs at the Delegation of EU to India, Thibault Devanlay, said, “It is difficult, yet there are human rights dialogues between the EU and India. There are a lot of things that are discussed and India raises very valid questions for us. It’s not us pointing fingers at India… It’s a tough dialogue.
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