"That's so gay!", "Only gay men cry!", "Chakka hai kya?(Are you transgender?)", "It's not natural; you should go see a doctor.", "There's no such thing as homosexuality; it's a disease," "You are a disgrace to the family."

- These are some homophobic comments some of us must have heard or, even worst, used.

Homophobia, Transphobia, LGBTQ+🏳️‍🌈, Sexuality, some of us don't even know the real meaning of these words. Homophobia is the fear😱, hatred, discomfort, or mistrust of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. Transphobia is the fear, hatred😡, despair with, or doubt against transgender, genderqueer, or don't follow traditional gender norms. LGBTQ+is used for lesbian👭, gay👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏿, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people. Sexuality is about someone's sexual feelings, thoughts, attractions and behaviors towards other people.

We are in an age where the influence of social media📱 plays a significant role in our day to day lives. Freedom of Speech🗣️, one of the absolute human privileges, is acknowledged and utilized by the multitudes through this influential tool. But are we extensively open to new changes and challenges🧠? Are we progressing as social beings👯‍♀️? Are we using our privileges for the benefit of our civilization? These are some questions❓that are yet to get an answer.

It is sad😔 to see people spreading hate just because they disagree with someone's preference of sexuality. It's heartbreaking to see families disowning their own blood and relation because they don't identify with conventional gender norms.

Humans🧑🏻👩🏻 are beautiful creatures; they can think💭, speak🗣️ and act intelligently. It's time we see beyond outer appearance👀, colour, race, gender🫂, sexuality, ethnicity, language, culture🧿 and religion and connect at a much deeper level.
"Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam"- The whole world🌎 is our family; it's time we keep this mantra in our hearts and spread the love!