Verdict brings peace to gay paedophile victim

"My parents approached the police and the abuse ended.


By then I was in college and somehow my classmates seemed to sense, before I did that I was homosexual.

There was humiliation and there was graffiti on the college wall.

It was then, after the constant taunts, that I realised I was, in fact, attracted to men."
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It was this realisation that finally gave him the confidence to stand up against the brutality.

"Only when I refused to be browbeaten, that my classmates treated me with respect," said Harish.
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With family, acceptance was a nightmare. "My mother was very angry, but she did come to terms with it eventually," he added.
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Harish's sister, Rani, said, "I don't know I would be as comfortable if my children grew up and told me they were homosexual, but I am certainly happy for my brother."
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A creative professional with an event management company, Harish was awarded for his creativity. "We don't care for what he is, all we care about is his performance at work.
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On the day of the interview, Harish made it clear that he was gay. But that's a personal choice and our staff has no problems with it," said Prateek N Kumar, owner of the company.
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Said Harish, "Today, I am legal. I know there will be many who will oppose the decision but who cares. Loving another man is not wrong."

Did you know?
Iran, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen and parts of Nigeria and Somalia punish homosexuality with a death penalty.

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The Delhi High Court ruled that gay sex among consenting adults was not a crime. The court, however, held that Section 377 would continue to apply to non-consensual homosexual acts as well as child abuse. The ruling is not applicable to people who are below 18 years.

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