Challenges faced by the LGBTQ community- A comparative study between India and Australia.

Abstract

The challenges of sexual minorities are often underscored in the world and taken a backseat. But to effectively use Gender mainstreaming as a base for policy work, we need to change that. This article broadly investigates the challenges faced by the LGBTQ community in a comparative format. Giving due weightage to the global perspective, this article tries to analyse the challenges faced by a developing country, India and a developed country, Australia. The aim of the study, simply speaking, is to derive at what stage are we in the liberalization of LGBTQ compared to a developed country, what are the historical factors that have influenced the progress, if any. The researchertook up this topic because as a citizen in this democratic country, it is incredibly concerningto hear about the challenges that the LGBTQ have to face and a positive change in the country’s mindset is the need of the hour. The researcher has employed doctrinal methodology in the research paper to arrive at the results. After carefully dissecting the historical background, the challenges and the subsequent suggestions of the LGBTQ community in India and Australia, the researcher has arrived at some results. India, currently, is at the initial stages of reforms in the LGBTQ community as compared to Australia and some of it can be attributed to the different perspectives of a culturally and religiously rich India. In terms of awareness and acceptance rate, India is quite low. Most of the challenges faced by the community are due to lack of awareness and knowledge. But to give credit when it’s due, India has come a long way and fought a hard battle. It isn’t going to be easy in the coming future but what we need is an educated and upstanding youth community. The reforms will follow accordingly.