International Journal of Social Science & Economic Research
Submit Paper

Title:
QUEER IDENTITIES IN INDIA: A PSYCHO-LEGAL APPROACH

Authors:
Saranya Bhattacharjya

|| ||

Saranya Bhattacharjya
The Shri Ram School Moulsari

MLA 8
Bhattacharjya, Saranya. "QUEER IDENTITIES IN INDIA: A PSYCHO-LEGAL APPROACH." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 7, no. 7, July 2022, pp. 1897-1904, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i07.012. Accessed July 2022.
APA 6
Bhattacharjya, S. (2022, July). QUEER IDENTITIES IN INDIA: A PSYCHO-LEGAL APPROACH. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 7(7), 1897-1904. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i07.012
Chicago
Bhattacharjya, Saranya. "QUEER IDENTITIES IN INDIA: A PSYCHO-LEGAL APPROACH." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 7, no. 7 (July 2022), 1897-1904. Accessed July, 2022. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i07.012.

References

[1]. Badgett, M. V. (2014). The economic cost of stigma and the exclusion of LGBT people: A case study of India.
[2]. Banerjee, D. & Nair, V. S. (2020). “The untold side of COVID-19”: Struggle and perspectives of the sexual minorities. Journal of Psychosexual Health, 2(2), 112-120.
[3]. Banerjee, D. & Rao, T. S. (2021). “The Graying Minority”: lived experiences and psychosocial challenges of older transgender adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, a qualitative exploration. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 1510.
[4]. Bhalla, R., & Agarwal, S. (2021). Life in a pandemic: Intersectional approachexploring experiences of LGBTQ during COVID-19. International Journal of SpaandWellness,4(1),53-68.
[5]. Bhattacharya, S., & Ghosh, D. (2020). Studying physical and mental health statusamong hijra, kothi and transgender community in Kolkata, India. Social Science &Medicine,265,113412.
[6]. Brindaalakshmi,K.(2021,July15).TransgenderActinIndia:Alawthatreplicatesexistingchallenges withdigitisation?Genderit.org.
[7]. Crenshaw,K.(1989).Demarginalizingtheintersectionofraceandsex:Ablackfeminist critique of antidiscrimination doctrine, feminist theory and antiracistpolitics.u.Chi. Legalf.,139.
[8]. Dentato, M. P. (2012). The minority stress perspective. Psychology and AIDSExchange Newsletter,3.
[9]. Gupta,J.(2020,October28).Woman’ssuicidepromptsIndianstatetomullLGBT+conversiontherapyban.HindustanTimes.
[10]. Kapoor,B.(2021,June22).India’sHighCourtBansConversionTherapy:AMuchNeededLaw.Jurist.
[11]. Kar,A.(2018).Legalrecognitionand societalreactiononsexualminorities:reflections on moral policing and mental health of LGBT community inIndia.ResearchinSocialChange,4.
[12]. Kealy-BatemanW.Thepossibleroleofthepsychiatrist:Thelesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgenderpopulation inIndia.Indian JPsychiatry.2018;60(4):489-493.doi:10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_83_17
[13]. Knight,K. (2019,June24).Section377isHistorybutYoungLGBTIndiansNeedConcrete PoliciestoProtectthemfromBullying.HumanRightsWatch.
[14]. Meyer,I.H.(2003).Prejudice, socialstress,andmentalhealthinlesbian,gayandbisexual populations: Conceptual issues and research evidence. PsychologicalBulletin,129,674-697.doi:10.1037/0033-2909.129.5.674
[15]. Mirza,S. A.,&Rooney, C.(2018, January18).DiscriminationPreventsLGBTQPeople FromAccessingHealthCare.American Progress.
[16]. Nakkeeran,N.,&Nakkeeran,B. (2018).Disability,mentalhealth, sexualorientationand gender identity: understanding health inequity through experience anddifference.Healthresearchpolicy andsystems,16(1),9-19.
[17]. Price,R.(2020,July24).ManyinIndia’sLGBTQ+communitystilllivewiththefearandtraumaofconversiontherapy.Scroll.
[18]. Priya B, K., & Jain, N. (2021). Intersection of Mental Health with other factors -ecological, social, economic, and political. In Mental Healthcare Structure of India(pp.276297).AntahkaranaGroup.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFO1EqQUTMm_W2Jblt3CAR6kGMJlhtL_/view.
[19]. PUCL–Karnatakafact-findingreportaboutBangalore. (2001).HumanrightsviolationsagainstsexualityminoritiesinIndia.
[20]. Sampogna, G., Ventriglio, A., Di Vincenzo, M., Del Vecchio, V., Giallonardo, V.,Bianchini, V., &Fiorillo, A. (2021). Mental health and well-being of LGBTQ+peopleduring theCOVID-19 pandemic.International ReviewofPsychiatry,1-7.
[21]. Sharma, A. J., & Subramanyam, M. A. (2020). Psychological wellbeing of middle-aged and older queer men in India: A mixed-methods approach. PloS one, 15(3),e0229893.
[22]. Singh,P.(2016).Betweenlegalrecognitionandmoralpolicing:MappingthequeersubjectinIndia.Journalofhomosexuality, 63(3),416-425.
[23]. Wandrekar,J. R.,&Nigudkar,A. S.(2020).WhatdoweknowaboutLGBTQIA+mental health in India? A review of research from 2009 to 2019. Journal ofPsychosexualHealth,2(1),26-36.

ABSTRACT:
Queer identities in India are not rare. With the repealing of section 377 and the NALSA judgment, there have been quite a few moments of celebration among queer youth to live a life of dignity. However, the recent Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 has again made the future look bleak for a large part of the queer community in India. Moreover, the intersectional identities of queer people in India that makes them a subject of unique and chronic stressors leading to a variety of mental health issues is a topic that is silenced and erased. The constant invisibilization of queer narratives from the mainstream culture calls for an analysis and interpretation of queer issues through a psycho-legal lens. This paper has attempted to do so whilst highlighting the issues of stigmatization, discrimination, mental health, and human rights.

IJSSER is Member of