Five years ago, on December 11, 2013 - my birthday - I was awaiting happy news that the Supreme Court would endorse that homosexual activity be decriminalised, upholding the judgment of the Delhi High Court. Unfortunately, I got the worst gift of my life. The SC, in a surprisingly immature and shocking order, struck down the Delhi HC judgment.

For the first time in my life, I think, I felt my heart break, and I felt loss of faith in the country. I couldn't believe that this had happened; that I had been reduced to a miniscule minority undeserving of human rights.