Chandigarh, June 29 -- In a year unlike any other, as people across the globe are commemorating the pride month to recognize the progress made towards equality and justice for LGBTQ, the community is perhaps facing an exceptionally challenging time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This June, there were no pride parades with rainbow-coloured floats on the streets due to COVID-19 triggered restrictions and the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) community received little attention during their continued struggle to make both ends meet amid the lockdown.
The LGBTQ people, who continue to remain marginalized and socially isolated in a conservative India, lost their livelihoods, evicted from rental accommodations and suffered ps...