>> Gay Teen Boy Raped By Mother To Cure Him Of His “Homosexuality”
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Des associations de défense des droits des homosexuels opérant dans le Telangana (sud de l’Inde) ont lancé une mise en garde contre des violences à l’endroit de jeunes adolescents. En effet, Certains parents, désespérés par l’homosexualité de leurs enfants, organisent des «viols correctifs» par des membres de la famille pour les «guérir». Si la plupart du temps, les viols sont le fait de cousins, certains exemples font état d’agressions sexuelles par les parents eux-mêmes. Ainsi un adolescent soupçonné d’être gay a été forcé de coucher avec sa propre mère, explique «Times of India».
L’association dit avoir recensé au moins 15 «viols correctifs» durant les cinq dernières années. Tout porte à croire que le nombre est bien plus élevé, mais que les victimes, traumatisées, préfèrent garder le silence à cause de la honte associée aux agressions sexuelles et à l’homosexualité dans un pays très conservateur. «Nous sommes sûrs qu’il y a beaucoup plus de cas, mais ils ne sont pas signalés, ajoute le porte-parole de l’ONG Vyjayanti Mogli. «Nous sommes tombés sur ces cas non pas parce que le viol a été signalé, mais parce que les victimes ont demandé de l’aide pour fuir leur maison.» Le porte-parole de l’association a aussi décrit des cas de jeunes filles tout juste nées et déjà promises à un cousin pour un futur mariage. Si ces filles, durant leur adolescence, découvrent leur homosexualité, les membres les plus âgés de la famille sont chargés de les «soigner». En 2013, La Cour suprême du pays a rétabli une loi coloniale interdisant les relations homosexuelles, désormais passible de 10 ans de prison.
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>> A gay boy was raped by his own mother in an attempt to cure him of homosexuality, reports India Times.
LGBT Collective, a LGBT rights group in Telangana, in southern India, is warning that parents are so desperate to “turn” their gay children straight, they are encouraging their cousins, brothers and even mothers to rape their children.
Families often feel they have no choice but to carry out the “corrective rapes” because gay sex is currently punishable in India with up to ten years in prison.
LGBT Collective has already reported fifteen cases within the past five years, with the most recent case involving a girl who was raped by her cousin because she was found sleeping with another girl.
“We are sure there are many more cases, but they go unreported,” said Vyjayanti Mogli, who works with southern Indian organisation’s crisis intervention team. “We came across such cases not because they reported the rape, but because they sought help to flee their homes.”
Mirror adds: He said many victims wanted to block out memories of being attacked by a loved one so preferred to try and forget and cut off contact with their families rather than report it.
Shockingly, the parents are normally aware of the rape and have handpicked a family member, normally a cousin but also brother, father or mother, for the task.
Mr Mogli said in some communities in South India, marriages amongst cousins are common and parents decide which relation their daughter will be married to soon after her birth.
If this girl is discovered to be in a relationship with another girl, “elders in the family believe having sex with the ‘would-be’, even if it’s forcibly, will cure her”, he added.
“Many rapes go unreported in India, and it will take years before something like corrective rape even gets talked about,” said filmmaker Deepthi Tadanki, who is currently working on a project to highlight the issue. “That’s why I wanted to tell this story.”
