Bollywood star Celina Jaitly led to UN headquarters struggle for equality of LGBT people in India and is promoting an international campaign to get justice for his country reversed the ruling that criminalizing homosexual acts.
"It's an archaic colonial law that represents the culture of tolerance in India and people in my country opposes and hope the Supreme Court will allow us to present the case," the actress said in a meeting with reporters at the UN headquarters.
Jaitly, who was Miss India in 2001, introduced a new Bollywood music video entitled "The Welcome", "The Welcome" in Spanish, which tells the story of a young Indian who returns home to introduce your family to someone very special in your life and which happens to be another man.
The song, which is a version of "Uthe Sab Ke Kadam", which popularized in the '70s the Bombay Vikings group is part of the "Free and Equal" campaign of the Office of the Human Rights Council UN .
"Our message with this video is that changing attitudes in the fight against discrimination not only begins with changing laws and policies, we have to make changes in the minds and hearts," said the actress.
Message of Love
During the song, a handsome young Indian is nervous way to introduce your family partner. While in her marry show preparations for the big special visit.
"Oh, those beautiful days ... Oh those beautiful nights ... remember those early meetings. No sorry, I do not regret it, since you're my companion in the journey of life. I'm your morning dew and you're the fire, "says the song.
Arriving and face his family, from the hand of his fellow man, the mother is stunned watching the scene, but the singer goes to step explaining: "It's a new perspective. It is a new attitude. You may wonder what has become the old way of life ... But who cares what others like while in the world of love two people want to be together. "
At that time the mother changes her mind and gives them his blessing, according to Indian tradition, while the young attractive joyfully embrace.
Legal battle
In July 2009, the Supreme Court of New Delhi ruled that consensual sex between homosexuals was no crime and punishment violated the principle of equality of the Constitution, so it annulled Article 377 of the Penal Code that criminalized.
However, last December the Supreme again declared homosexual acts illegal and reinstated the controversial article that penalizes with up to 10 years in prison, although there is rarely prison sentences.
Recently the court accepted that four judges held a hearing to hear arguments why you should ring again Article 377 of the Penal Code, dating from Victorian times and criminalizing homosexual relations.
personal struggle
The actress, who began his career at age 16, has spent a decade involved in the struggles of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), after the suicide of a close friend.
"Then felt I could no longer locked in my own perfect world and should help change things. It's been a long road, personal and professional, because there were people who did not want to work with me, "Jaitly said.
Bollywood star said come to UN headquarters on behalf of the millions of Indians of the LGBT community who are condemned to a life of "fear", "extortion" and "blackmail" and that too often are victims of crimes hate.
"I am a mother of twins two years and do not want my children to grow up in an environment where people are judged by their sexual preference. I firmly believe that together we can build a free and equal world, "he said.
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