TIO, BHOPAL
Internationally famed writer Padmini Dutta Sharma who authored fifteen top selling books of different genres and made short films to earn rare reviews, now joins Human Rights Commission CPDR as the President of LGBTQ community and CHILD ABUSE.
Her fighting spirit was worth the watch when she lashed it out to the society that discriminates and questions every move of the LGBTQ community. The fact, that they are continuously manhandled, trolled, discriminated and bullied even at this twenty first century is a matter of grave concern she remarked. ‘I am completely foxed by the way they are treated in every sphere of life, not to mention their own homes, among their parents and siblings. The fact that everyone seems to be embarrassed on being bracketed with them, is immensely heartbreaking and unnerving. Please know for God’s sake, that their orientation is not in their control or anybody else’s for that matter, they are chained and fettered the way they are, why can’t they get some space and live the life they want to?’ ‘They haven’t dawned on this earth from unknown or strange planets, they are very much a part of this Universe like you and I, then why are they meted out such cruelty?’
On being asked about the fact if they are corroding the society by their weird lifestyle and thought process, Padmini flared up with a laugh, before commenting rather cynically, ‘really? You guys really think they are corroding? Or we, the so called bunch of ‘straight faced devils’ are degrading the society by all the dubious acts and perversities? Aren’t we responsible for the nefarious activities going on among cousins and blood relations every single day in broad daylight? And what about the incestuous activities going on within the families? So do I understand that the so called “straight” people have all the license for any nasty mischief and get away because our society is hell bent on slamming only those that are a little different from what we think with our narrow and myopic vision?’
She continued, ‘atleast they don’t commit the sin of taking lives by aborting their own progenies after having all the pleasure, is that correct? Does that sound good? What kind of shabby mind set is that? You trash a life after the fun is over! ‘So called ‘strange’ people never commit this sort of a crime!’
On being asked to elaborate more, she sighed with a deep breath before answering, ‘I am shocked how one’s own parents abandon their children because of their pseudo social status, asking their ‘differently oriented’ children to leave home and at the same time pine for the company of their so called ‘good’ children that ultimately abandon them in turn and trash them in old age homes or wherever. I am sure people of LGBTQ community are more golden hearted than the rest, atleast they are kind and generous. So what if they can’t bear children? Do all the so called “straight”couples are able to bear children naturally? If they can adopt with impunity why can’t a gay or lesbian couple do the same?Why so many straight celebrity couples take recourse to IVF or test tube babies then ? I want the regressive society to ponder on these questions before raising their eyebrows when it comes to same sex discourse. I wish the uneducated to educate themselves a little before opening their big mouth!’ On asking her to speak on ‘child abuse and child labor’ she said the matter would be discussed in the forthcoming article.
