Holding Hands Controversy

The other day me, my TP (travel partner and Colleague) and another colleague who happens to be a Lebanon (let’s call him LG: Lebanon Guy) were talking.

LG: Are most Indian men gay?

TP and me: What ????

LG: I have seen a lot of Indian men holding hands and walking. I mean it is weird right.

Then something me and BH had spoken about on our way back from Supermarket occurred to me. It had gone like this :

Me: Hey look, 2 men are holding hands and crossing the road. They look like Mallus.

BH: hmmmmmm

Me: Look there, 2 more Mallu guys holding hands and walking.

BH: so???

Me: Now I am thinking... Most mallu guys hold hands with each other. Ever noticed???

BH: No, Got better things to do than that....

Me (Sticking her tongue out.. ya I still do that): Yeah right....  It’s just a little funny, nothing else. 

Coming back to the actual conversation...

TP: Still astounded and not understanding what LG means to say...

Me (Sheepishly smiling and saying): Yes LG, I know what you mean... think you are referring to Mallu guys.

TP (Looking at me shocked): what?????

Me: Yes... Some Mallu guys have this habit of holding hands.

Ohh c'mon... When you see two girls holding hands you don’t judge them, why can't men hold hands just because they want to and not be called gay… Let them be.

LG: So you wouldn’t mind if BH holds hand with other guys ?

(Stuffing hands in pockets) I will say my Hi with hands in my pocket like this hahahaha

Me(saying in my head.. yeah that wouldn’t mean perv lols): Of course BH doesn't hold hands and when he is walking with guys. He has his hands around their shoulder but that seems to be OK with you. You are acting weird now hahahahaha….

TP (still speechless): How come I never noticed ??

LG: Hmmmm true...coming back to my question are those guys straight or do I need to be careful ?

Me: They might be straight or they could be gay. But holding hands absolutely does not mean they ARE gay. And c’mon it’s not as if they will pounce on you if they are gay so stop acting weird.

LG walks away still confused, TP is making up her mind on keeping her eyes open and well me....

I am thinking why are educated people (I have this thing that at least educated people are supposed to have some common sense) still hung up about homosexuals. Of course people like LG are entitled to have their own opinion but so are gays. Who sets the behavioral rules for people? I mean when will people grow out of that stoooooopid mindset and accept and like them for what they are, how they are.

 I am all for choosing your partner whom you will be happy with and not bother about their gender, coz in the end it’s your happiness that matter... that’s all that matters, that’s all that should matter.