Even gay princes aren’t safe
An Indian prince, heir to a massive fortune, has recently come out of the closet as being gay. By doing so, he has not only been shunned by his family, but he has also broken the law:
An Indian prince has been disowned by his family after he publicly announced he was gay in a country where homosexuality is outlawed by a 145-year-old law.
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, who belongs to one of the country’s richest royal families that ruled the former Rajpipla principality in the western state of Gujarat, has been disowned for “activities unacceptable to the society,” one disinheritance notice placed by his parents in a newspaper said.
Last month, his parents issued notices in a Gujarati language daily withdrawing his right to the family property.
Not only is homosexuality against the law in India, but you can receive jail-time for up to 10 years! The article doesn’t indicate that the prince will be arrested, however. He doesn’t appear concerned that he’s going to lose his inheritance, and the disownment from his biological family doesn’t bother him.
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I feel terribly sorry for Prince Mavendra Singh Gohil. It is rather incredible to think that even nowadays such things could happen like being banned by his family. Would it be attainable to correspond withthe Prince. I myself belong to an ancient european family and would be veryhonoured to exchange views with the Prince.
Didier V.Baissac