Exclusive - Sourabh Raaj Jain on the LGBTQIA Community: Knowing the struggle they had to go through was quite overwhelming

Pride

Month is upon us. Celebrated in the month of June, it is a commemoration of all the battles, struggles, stereotypes, and prejudices the

LGBTQIA community

has had to face for the better part of the century. They've had to fight an extended legal battle for their basic fundamental and civil rights. And even after winning legal battles and rights in most part parts of the World, the LGBTQIA community is still subjected to stereotypes. And that is something that actor

Sourabh Raaj Jain

strongly protests.

He states, "For me, members of this community are no different than any other person. I have never seen them from any other perspective other than them being another human being and individuals who deserve as much respect and opportunities as we all do. Equal representation is as important for them as, it is for us."

The actor, revealing that he has done his basic research on the subject, says, "Yes, I did my due diligence on the subject. I read up about the topic when it was legalised in India. Knowing the struggle that the community had to go through to reach where it is today, was quite overwhelming. As for why Pride Month is celebrated, I know that members of the community and even those who support them, come out together to celebrate their individuality. They use this time to spread awareness about the LGBTQIA community, encourage and uplift the community, organise pride parades, workshops etc."

Sourabh agrees that the society has a long way to go when it comes to accepting and opening their minds to the existence of the LGBTQIA community. "That's there. But I'll also give credit where it's due and say that a lot of progress has been made, ever since homosexuality was legalised in 2018. I personally do believe that acceptance of any human, irrespective of their orientation/liking/gender should be as regular and as normal as breathing. Nothing bigger than love and nothing smaller than narrow and discriminatory thinking is where my thoughts lie on this subject," he concludes.