![]() The helpless girl's boring existence ends when she finds a painting of an ethereal damsel, who comes to life and shows her how to let go. The video depicts a young girl confined to the four walls on a visit to her aunt's house. Falguni Pathak's video album, Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye, which sold about five lakh units, caused a heat wave in the lesbian community. From voyeuristic newspaper reports of secret lesbian marriages, the openness has moved to another level. What took many years for homosexual men to achieve - social acceptance - took less for Indian females. Says founder-member Chatura: "We were pleasantly surprised to see women from villages volunteering to carryout a campaign at the risk of social ostracism." Messages like "Come out, wherever you are" and "Don't compromise yourself, you are what you have got" were emblazoned across the walls. Open air: Harshali Pathak (left) says her familySo it was that Organised Lesbian Alliance for Visibility and Acceptance (OLAVA),a group for lesbians, transgender and bisexuals working in Pune district, could celebrate its first anniversary openly. And if there was a revelation here, it was that Indian lesbians are keen to come out of the closet. Agony to ecstasy, sexual gratification to emotional trauma, women poured their hearts out. It was flooded with messages from all over India and abroad. In a bid to reach out to the Indian lesbian community, INDIA TODAY posted a message recently on /list/khush. Some day, I will be free to be with a real lover, a woman. ![]() I was at first confused, in denial mode, even suicidal. Payal, Delhi: I discovered my true sexuality through a negative experience. After her divorce we live together with the children. Being with each other, we had discovered femininity and beauty that night. When we woke up the next morning, I had my answer. Until she asked me to spend a night at her house when her husband was away. We spent a lot of time together but there was no sexual overtone. I was helping her on an AIDS-related project. Harpreet P., Mumbai: I live with my lover Shalini, 14 years older and married with two kids. ![]() Four years ago a lesbian friend introduced me to an acquaintance and at that instant my heart jumped. Never went through the identity issues or bashing. Sandy, Bangalore: I never thought that I was a lesbian. ![]()
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