If you apply Michel Foucault’s theory of the queer in the Indian context, 95% of Indian queer male population is not gay but homosexual. To simplify Foucault’s distinction, homosexuals are satisfied with the gratification of their base physical needs (in India, the post-AIDS crisis led to the coinage of the term MSM – Men who have Sex with Men). Being gay, however, is a lifestyle choice. It is an intellectual activity. It demands rejecting the existing structure and creating new ones. Like any other intellectual activity, for its survival, gay identity too needs a nursing environment.
