LGBTQ community upset with ‘homophobic’ complaint

Bengaluru | Saturday | 15th September, 2018

Summary:

more-inThe LGBTQ community in Bengaluru is up in arms against a complaint by the Cubbon Park Walkers' Association, which they term is ‘homophobic’. Not just the LGBTQ community, other walkers of Cubbon Park too have taken objection to the complaint. “After the Supreme Court verdict, we as a society need to open up and accept the LGBTQ community in our public spaces. Vasudhendra, LGBTQ activist and writer, said it was evident from the tone of the complaint that it was ‘homophobic’. S.

Umesh, president, Cubbon Park Walkers’ Association, lodged a complaint with the Cubbon Park police on September 12 and submitted a memorandum to the police commissioner on Friday, drawing their attention to ‘illegal activities by homosexuals in Cubbon Park’..