Despite equality being a much talked about and desirable phenomenon in every society, there are always some minority groups who are marginalized by the mainstream society and are denied of their basic human rights. Like most part of the world, in India also LGBTQ persons are one such group. They are differentiated from the mainstream society on the basis of their different gender identities. Although various provisions have been made by the Government of India as well as many non-governmental and civil societies, to stop the discrimination against them, a large section of the mainstream population still has a very limited knowledge about them and thus exclude them and subject them to dehumanized treatment.
The present study explored the experiences of social injustice among Indian LGBTQ persons while interacting with the members of the mainstream society. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve Indian LGBTQ persons belonging to the age range of 20-28 years. The data was analysed using the thematic content analysis. The analysis of the interviews revealed that Indian LGBTQ persons are victims of violence and hate which are the consequence of injustice faced by them in different aspects of life. The analysis further revealed that LGBTQ persons experience social injustice in different domains of their life including but not limited to education, employment and public as well as social gatherings. They believe that discriminatory practices against them are violating their human right as well as the concept of natural justice and the same should be stopped.
The findings of the present research are important as they indicate a strong need that the government, legal system, the media, and the members of the society work together to ensure that the marginalization of persons belonging to LGBTQ persons stop and they experience equal treatment as other sections of society.