by Sukhdeep Singh
Flag designed by: Saurabh Glenn
Rashtriya
Samlaingik Sangh (RSS(G)), the newly launched gay wing of RSS
(Rashtriya Swamayasevak Sangh), held celebrations in Delhi to mark the
historic judgement of Delhi High Court on 2nd July 2009. The Samlaingink
Sangh also launched a new pride flag for India, which they claimed
reflected Indian and Hindu ethos.
The new Indian pride flag has the
picture of a cow inside a heart on the rainbow flag and was launched by
Baba Ramdev, who was a special invitee for the event. Speaking at the
importance of the new rainbow flag, Adarsh Kavi, President of
the Rashtriya Samlaingik Sangh, said: “The current pride flag with its
six colours is a very western thing and does not represent our Hindu
ethos properly. Black gay people in the US also came up with a new pride
flag with black and brown strips added to the flag for
greater inclusion of people of color in the LGBTQ community. That is
when it struck us that we should come up with an Indian version of the
pride flag.” On being asked why the flag then has a Cow in it, Mr. Kavi
explained, “Cow is our mother. We have huge sentiments attached to Gau
Mata. Gay people will only get respect in the Indian society if they too
worship cow. This new flag represents the sentiments of all Indians.”
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A Sanskari Homo wearing the ideal dress at Mumbai Pride 2017 (Picture credit: Faraz Ansari)
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