The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community, staunch allies and loyal supporters are holding a vigil on Sunday evening at Girgaum Chowpatty. The ‘vigil’ is just two days before the Supreme Court takes up a curative petition on Section 377 on February 2. Well-known queer rights activist, Lesley Esteves says, “We are gathering in strength, support and solidarity. The court had felt that we are a ‘minuscule’ minority, so we want the court to see us. We are the people who have been recriminalised.” When asked what the community is feeling right now, Lesley says it is a mix of, “hope, pride and determination. Our cause is just. We know it is a question of when, not if, same sex relations will be decriminalised in India.”

Darshil Sh, Shobhna Kumar and Sushant Divgikar