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Same-sex marriage: ‘Need to talk to Parliamentarians’
Updated On: 18 October, 2023 08:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar
A prince talks determination and forging ahead with planning and patience
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Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, LGBTQ+ activist
There is one not-too-happy but still very determined prince looking over the Rajpipla State, in Narmada, Gujarat. Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil’s voice was a mix of cheery and just slightly weary as he said, “A number of us: lawyers, activists, petitioners had a fairly long meeting post the immediate reading out of the same-sex marriage rights verdict. Of course, the Supreme Court has not recognised same-sex marriage, but with the debate and the number of questions, it was evident that largely there is significant confusion. Besides the most obvious and clear point that same-sex marriage is not legally recognised, other doubts may be cleared with the reading of the order.”
The “gay prince”, as he is referred to by most, when asked about the mood as the verdict was being read, stated, “When the Chief Justice of India (CJI) started speaking, there was considerable hope and even some cheering in the community. Some, in typical knee-jerk fashion even thought that the verdict was: same-sex marriage is recognised early on, as certain very heartening and welcome statements were made with reference to the community. It was only later that, the bubble started to deflate and actually burst when we realised that the ball was in the Parliament now, it has been deftly and I daresay, disappointingly lobbed back.” Gohil compared the confusion to clarity when he rewound back to 2018, “when the verdict was crystal clear as a five-judge bench unanimously decriminalised sex between two same-sex consenting adults.”
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