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Bhagwat backs LGBTQ+ inclusion, rejects changes to marriage institution
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said the LGBTQ+ community is an integral part of Indian society but argued that same-sex marriage should not be introduced at present. Speaking to about 2,000 Gen Z…
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said the LGBTQ+ community is an integral part of Indian society but argued that same-sex marriage should not be introduced at present. Speaking to about 2,000 Gen Z and Gen Alpha participants at an IIMUN event in Mumbai, he said changing marriage could have unintended side-effects. Bhagwat described marriage as an institution for creating families and raising future generations, rather than simply enabling two people to live together.
He said society must prepare for change because “laws do not dictate society, society dictates the laws”. Bhagwat nevertheless proposed a separate legal framework allowing same-sex couples to live together with recognition and dignity. The RSS has consistently said LGBTQ+ people belong to society and should be accommodated, while preserving existing social institutions.
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The loudest claims will likely cast this as either full acceptance or outright rejection. Neither is accurate. Bhagwat accepts LGBTQ+ people as part of society and supports a legal arrangement for same-sex couples, but draws a firm line at marriage. That distinction leaves the practical issue unresolved. Any proposed framework should be judged by the rights and protections it actually provides, not by its label. Will it offer same-sex couples security comparable to marriage?
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