Homosexuality as legitimate as conventional sexuality: Manish Tewari on 'Aligarh' ban

February 28, 2016 12:55

Amid the ban called in Aligarh over the Manoj Bajpayee starrer 'Aligarh', Congress leader Manish Tewari on Sunday that it was unfortunate that some 'bigots' were not able to deal with the theme of the movie and asserted that homosexuality is as legitimate an orientation as conventional sexuality.

"It's extremely sad that some bigots in Aligarh are not able to deal with this movie. The fact is that homosexuality is as legitimate an orientation as conventional sexuality is and it's high time that we as a country and as a people learn to deal with it," Tewari told ANI.

Stating that it was not right to ban a movie due to personal choice, he said that it was against the freedom of 'listening, speaking and seeing'.

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