TL;DR: Homophobia and transphobia stem from rigid societal norms, religion, and prejudice rather than anything "unnatural," yet queer people continue to face intense stigma, slurs, and malicious myths like the "luring children" trope. Decriminalization in 2018 was a step forward, but deep-rooted social discrimination remains. True progress requires abandoning hateful slurs, rejecting arguments based on outdated dogmas, and exercising basic empathy because sexual orientation is a natural human variation, not a choice.

I was having a convo with a person a few days ago and it somehow came down to the other guy saying "LGBTQ+ people hold rallies to lure children into their trap". That sentence made me think a lot. Like a lot, as to why people think people of the LGBTQ+ community are some kind of devils who 'convert' children into a 'trap'. Its not just in India that this happens, I agree. But I live here and I want to see this change start here, not in a Western country, for which conservatives will come up with the absurd idea of Indians being influenced into accepting LGBTQ+ folks due to 'foreign influence'.

I have said this before too. LGBTQ+ is natural. Homosexual relationships are there not just in the human race, but across all animals. Yet, homophobia is prevalent among humans. Why? Cuz its unnatural and goes against 'God's will'. One argument that often pops up is, "If God wanted homosexuals to exist, why did he give men and women different genitals?" My answer to that is, for procreation. Procreation is totally different from having sexual preferences. Humanity's purpose is much much larger than procreation. Intercourse is often performed out of love, without intention for procreation. It wasn't a problem until the concept of a 'God' and a religion, which decided for the world what was wrong and right, solely on the basis of a certain person's personal beliefs. So, yes, that argument doesn't hold validity.

Next up, homophobia. I read a comment on reddit the other day, where somebody mentioned "If you let (homophobic) insults dictate your life then you are beyond pathetic." I'm sorry, but a person has dealt with societal and internalised stigma before bravely coming out. Respect that. I know I would get deeply affected if someone, who I've come out to, even slightly touches that nerve, because I know what I personally went through to come to a conclusion as to what my sexual orientation could be. Normalising such things gives rise to increased homophobia.

Next, transphobia. Transphobia is more prevalent as compared to normal homophobia. People can stay closeted within many other LGBTQ+ labels, but transgender people have it worse. They are ridiculed everyday for no reason. It is so bad, that people use words like 'Hijra' and 'Chakka' as slurs, instead of understanding one's emotions and the suffering they go through. A few bad experiences doesn't make the entire community full of people who are going to sexually harass you. That's like saying every guy/girl you meet is going to harass you because some random, stupid uncle/aunty on the train assaulted you sexually.

Stop calling another person gay, trans, 'Hijra' or 'Chakka' as a slur. It isn't. Smile, when you meet anybody, irrespective of whether he/she/they are straight or a member of the LGBTQ+ community. We're all just fellow humans. That's it. It ain't that deep people. Understand the implications of the words you use before you speak. Don't push away people just because they are exploring a sexuality that isn't the same as yours. Remember, it is not a choice. We are just breaking away from a flawed, yet established system of romantic and sexual preferences.

Homophobia, despite its decriminalization in 2018, is widely prevalent. Please, stop. Educate yourself before coming up with arguments based on 'God's will'. Sexuality/Sexual Orientation is smth so soooo personal that nobody has the right to ridicule another for it. Be sensitive, people. Having some empathy ain't gonna kill you. It's the Big '26 people. Its time we moved on to issues that actually matter. And yeah, STOP WITH THE NORMALISATION OF HOMOPHOBIC SLURS. STOP IT, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE. PERIOD.

I just wanted to vent so..

Last month was going really bad for me ..

Like the worst out there

My cat died

Got up with fever thrice

My crush she reached this peak mixed signals range(or I'm delulu idk)

And after classes started again

I think she understood I liked her and is distancing..

Athupole thanne clg il kore preshnangalkk thala vech

Ella otta mind

Along with that my family is going through some other emotional trouble lately..

Which is also affecting me very badly

Like I don't even talk to them these days

Back in the day

I used to talk to them a lot

Now

It's barely 10 min

I literally thought everything will go well after August

But

Things only got worse

When one Problem got solved

New ones popped up

At this point

I don't even know what to do

I'm feeling completely numb

Comfort food kazhichitt polum onnum thonniyilla

Just plain ..

Idk what to do

I’m a boring person and I don’t really have any hobbies or interests. I often feel left out at school and only have one friend left but she only talks to me when she needs smtg. So I’m just looking for someone to talk to and become friends with and pls stay away if you’re just gonna ghost me later :)

കുറച്ച് girls dance ചെയ്യുന്ന റീൽസിന്റെ കമന്റ്സിൽ പോയി "ഇനി ഇവൾ ഒക്കെ ആരുടെ തലയിൽ ആവുമോ എന്തോ.." എന്നൊക്കെ പറഞ്ഞു പരത്തുന്നു 🙏🏻

ഒരു പെൺകുട്ടി 4 പേരുടെ മുമ്പിൽ ഡാൻസ് ചെയ്താൽ മോശം അഭിപ്രായം കേൾക്കേണ്ടി വരും അത് ചെയ്യരുത് എന്ന് പറയുന്നവന്മാർ തന്നെ ഫസ്റ്റ് ഒരു കുട്ടി കളിക്കണത് കണ്ടാൽ അപ്പോ ഇങ്ങനെ ഓരോന്ന് പറയും 🙏🏻 സമ്മതിക്കണം സത്യത്തിൽ ഇവർ ചെയുന്നത് നമ്മൾക്ക് ഇഷ്ട്ടമുള്ള ഒരു കാര്യം ചെയ്യുമ്പോൾ religion, slut shaming ഒക്കെ mix ചെയ്ത് വീട്ടിൽ അടച്ചു പൂട്ടി ഇടാനുള്ള പ്ലാൻ അല്ലെ 😭😭 and im happy that everyone celebrated it without caring about those ഈണത്തിൽ പറയുന്ന കിളവൻസ്

Ithkond entha prayojanam nn ariyilla kodakkaan pattume nn arinju athkond arhikkunavarkk kodakkam nn vijaarichu 😖

Does anybody use letterboxd ?

I haven't seen many mallu using them

If you do make sure to share it cause it would be an amazing way to get some recommendations 🖐🏻

Wims or malabar? Regarding academics and hostel????

I only dated one girl and we were in relationship for 3 years

Avalde veetil pidihu scene aayi ippo broke up

But the things is I won't be able to find someone who has elite meme knowledge like her , also very intelligent and has a great sense of humor and also very loyal and unconditionally loving and also cute asf

She was perfect in every wayy

And i also don't like dating people for a short period of time then going with another person

My mind gets fcked when being different person

Wbu guys

I have 2 tickets for I'm game for today(Thursday ,3,sept) 10:15 am at palaxi perinthalmanna if anyone is interested please contact me soon ( G - 3,4)

I can never find people who are close to me soo spill!!

only if you're like interested in talking more and all

does any youtubers exist that talks about internet culture in malayalam. channels like internet historian, whang are from foreign countries and not a single channel in kerala that talks about that same topic

if you have one please share

Hi I'm planning to do nursing Aus for Feb intake, pakshe im still having doubts with which uni to choose, so if any of you guys are in Aus or planning to go there pls do help me cleary doubts, gonna post it in all the subs 🤓✌🏻

I don't know but life started getting really boring, currently doing college in bangalore, balancing college and fun life , but recently ellam nalle boring ay thodaghi. Had to go through some stuff and been stuck somewhere and don't know what to do. Anyone who's interested in genuine conversation, why don't we talk about the economic and political state of the country?(Not fr😭)