Homosexuality has been many things in this country. These include not spoken about, outlawed, looked down upon, shamed, persecuted, but most important of all, legalised. To be absolutely honest, homosexuality in its particular definition has never been outlawed in India. The highly debated Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code has never outlawed homosexuality directly. The formal outlawing process of any sexual act between two people belonging to the same gender has always been based more on morality than on the actual law. So yes, if two men or two women wanted to book a hotel in India, it should never have been considered a process which is beyond our laws.
The reality however is an apple falling quite far from the tree. The wordings of the Section 377 simply state that a sexual act of unnatural order must be considered as a criminal act. Rather it is the society’s mandate which claims to place an act of love between two consenting adults in the box of criminals. This law has not only been used to carry out atrocities on the homosexual community, but on the queer community as a whole, and thus been dubbed as the ‘kala kanoon’ of this land. But with the advent of 2018 the law has finally been repealed by the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court of India and this can only mean an era of freedom and assertion of more legal rights to the queer community.
So now that the cat is legally out of the box, homosexual people are becoming more and more vocal about their rights as consensual adults and are reclaiming their sexual spaces. If you are a homosexual couple looking to book a hotel for a couple of hoursor maybe a day, do use StayUncle’s services. Alongside being absolutely safe, we also provide quick check-in services using which you have to spend the least amount of time at the check-in desk and can head straight up to the love den. We of course welcome you to hang around the lobby if you wish to, but most people don’t due to the obvious reasons and we understand that.
With the increment of homosexual representation in Indian cinemas and television programs, a lot of young adults are becoming empowered enough to come out to their parents and peers at a young age. As a result of this the general society is also being affected and if two men choose to book a hotel in India it is no longer a sight for many that requires a slight raise in the eyebrows followed by uncomfortable questions. This is why here at StayUncle we ensure that all the hotels we are tied up with provide no sort of unwelcoming gestures to a homosexual couple, or to any couple in general. We even provide the option to book a hotel for a couple of hours only, so that you can get your love on even if you don’t have an entire day to spend together.
We sincerely hope that in the future the laws and society’s outlook in general become friendlier toward the queer community and all sorts of persecution come to an end. We wish to provide a safe setting for all lovers regardless of their sexual preferences and therefore if you are a person belonging to the queer community and is not being able to book a hotel in India without raising eyebrows, feel free to reach out to us anytime.
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