He, and I, understood each other well, there was a good harmony between us and we did not choose each other on the basis of gender.
This is what a gay couple from the Indian state of Kerala, Afifa and Sumiya, say.
21-year-old Sumiya Shireen and her age-matched Afifah are residents of Kanduti area in Malappuram district of Kerala. This same-sex couple has started living together after a court intervention despite strong opposition from their parents.
He told BBC Tamil about his relationship and the difficulties it caused at the social level.
Their relationship was rooted during the covid pandemic when they were classmates in class 12 and they started living together as a same-sex couple during the corona lockdown.
Afifah says that she understands everything before I say anything and I also know everything because of what she says. It was because of our compatibility that we fell in love with each other and we didn’t look at gender in deciding to be together because we are both of the same mind.
Afifah’s family was the first to have doubts about Afifah and Samia’s relationship and relationship. After which he lodged a missing report on January 27, 2023 at Malappuram Kondati police station.
After which the couple appeared before the Malappuram Magistrate’s Court on January 29 and expressed their desire to live together. The court accepted it and allowed both to live together.
