Homophobia is prevalent in India. Public discussion of homosexuality in India has been inhibited by the fact that sexuality in any form is taboo and rarely discussed openly.
Kirron Kher is a popular Indian theatre, film and television actress, who has long been fearless and completely committed to the LGBT community in India.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights April 30 has launched a Bollywood-style music video to promote its Free & Equal campaign for LGBT people.
The film, which promises to be Bollywood's boldest portrayal of a serious and explicitly sexual relationship between two men, is set to test tolerance in Indian society after the Delhi High Court last year legalised same-sex sexual relations.