Mothers take lead in fight for gay sons

December 13, 2013 12:30

2: Mothers seem to understand more, even if it takes them a while. Take, for example, Vijayalaksmi Raychaudhury. She took nearly a decade to accept her son Anis's sexual orientation.

Now 79, she senses time is running out for her and wants the nation to wipe off the stigma associated with homosexuality.

Shakuntala Vijay Kumar Khire took her son Bindu Madhav to spiritual leaders and astrologers to "cure' him when he told her he was gay. That was 13 years ago. Today, the 78-year-old is "completely at ease' with his sexuality. Read more

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