Indian society has come a long way in accepting people who are differently oriented with a first ever book on erotic queer love making its way to book stores.
"Twenty years ago such kind of literature was hardly seen in the India markets. With section 377 of the India Penal Code abolished for adults who consent to same sex activity, literature on queer love is also making its way in a big way," says Urvashi Butalia, Director, Zubaan Publishing.
Butalia, was present at the launch of "Close, too Close", a book on queer erotica says even though the Indian society has come a long way in accepting differently oriented people in terms of literature it has only just started to signal that it is soon going to make progressive change in this context.
In the book by Westland Tranquebar, an entry into the queer literature and erotica genre, 15 writers and artists from across the subcontinent freely exploring genders and sexualities have come together to pen down erotic queer love stories. MORE