We can try and tackle stereotypes that dog the queer community, through ‘unlearning’ falsehoods by reading credible accounts, talking to people and changing a warped view of the community. When we see the community through the correct perspective, understand what equal rights it is asking for and why they are doing so, we can spread the message.

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We can make the entire atmosphere more conducive to less fear, and better suited to coming out of the closet, so that so many people are not pressured to live a lie. Things can start changing at the ground level in very basic ways, through attitude and mindset. Not all of us will be able or can fight the big fight. Not everybody will be able to go to court for equal rights. In fact, most cannot. These battles are always fought by a few trailblazers. Yet, we can contribute in smaller but significant ways, in our own immediate environs. 

Remember that the rainbow, which is a queer community symbol as the different colours signify diversity, has a wide, all-encompassing arc. The ‘fight for equal rights’ the visible, high profile one may be on in the Indian courts, rainbow warriors though are not just petitioners and lawyers battling for same sex marriage, but ordinary citizens, too.