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India decides to tell its adolescents that boys can cry and same-sex love is normal
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"A boy can cry to give vent to his feelings. He can also be soft-spoken or shy. Being rude and insensitive is not a sign of masculinity," reads the instruction manual of a health kit issued by the Indian government.
There's more. "Adolescents frequently fall in love. They can feel attraction for a friend or any individual of the same or opposite sex..."
Now, this is unprecedented, inspiring and perhaps long overdue.
For India, a country where sexual activity between members of the same gender is illegal, it is a huge deal when the government makes these statements.
In a move praised by Indians on social media, the country's Health Ministry has decided to spread gender health awareness among youngsters by issuing resource kits that contain positive and sensitive messages as above, the Indian Express reported.
More than 260 million adolescents are expected to benefit from this through a network of 0.7 peer educators known as 'saathiya' (companions). Their main aim is to bust myths around gender behavior and spread awareness on gender health.
And Indians are already raving about it.
This is amazing. Well done Health Ministry! Targeted gender sensitization of adolescents has begun. https://t.co/FrqPUiUBxn— Meghnad (@Memeghnad) February 21, 2017
".it emphasises consent and respect." a wonderful initiative, hope its implemented properly. #EVAW #gender #equalityhttps://t.co/w09nldVIH3— kriti agarwal (@kritisays) February 24, 2017
Indian Govt: Same-sex attraction is OK, boys can cry, girl’s no means nohttps://t.co/NpIsvdFy47
Wow, this is a HUGE deal! cc @Wojciehowicz pic.twitter.com/4KjBHX9OyI— Anamika (@AnaMyID) February 21, 2017
Excellent developments #GOI #Saathiya Adolescent Ed Same-sex attraction is OK, boys can cry, girl’s no means no https://t.co/91xpLMLaXW pic.twitter.com/mD9PcB4TLy— Ravi Karkara (@ravikarkara) February 21, 2017
Sensitive work by the GoI. Well done ...#Dontbacktrack
Same-sex attraction is OK, boys can cry, girl’s no means no https://t.co/txWYRROVtW— Harini Calamur (@calamur) February 21, 2017
This, from the health ministry, is brilliant. (Fingers crossed that some regressive fuckheads don't fight this) https://t.co/SJTYDnsDHu— Rohan (@mojorojo) February 21, 2017
Wow! I'm so impressed at the progressiveness of this manual for educators by the Ministry of Health. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼https://t.co/0FCHGYVQ39— Asmita (@asmitaghosh18) February 21, 2017
Health Ministry’s kit for adolescents marks a paradigm shift for a relatively conservative govt https://t.co/8GJMG7efjN pic.twitter.com/XSo9pXxQD9— The Editor News (@TheEditorNews) February 22, 2017
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