Closets and Cabinets: Where are India’s Queer Politicians?
ResearchBYCentre for Youth Policy
For a country with presumably the largest LGBTQ+ population, India has shockingly low numbers of openly queer politicians in the parliament- a solid zero. With same-sex marriage criminalised and trans people rights a legal jumble- figures like Anish Gawande and M.K Stalin continue to bring the matters of closets- to the cabinet.
