"We've got our rights on paper under Indian law, but 'society' is still not ready to understand our behaviour. Homosexual love is still taboo in the eyes of the masses and that is a problem," Akshay Gupta, a 25-year-old Delhi resident, who is in a relationship with Gaurav, told IANS.

Filmmaker and gay activist Sridhar Rangayan, the founder of Mumbai-based The Humsafar Trust, told IANS: "When two young guys in a metro hug or hold hands, it could be seen with disapproval. Funnily in the cities it is more difficult to find spaces to be together (compared to small towns and villages)!