Four gay couples tie the knot in Chandigarh

Enthused by the Delhi High Court verdict decriminalizing gay sex, at least four gay couples in this city have performed wedding rituals at a prominent temple, declaring themselves as married.

Umesh, 25, and Sudarshan (name changed), 24, who were living together for eight years in a slum rehabilitation colony here, were already "married" but after the verdict, they exchanged the vows once again Tuesday.

On Wednesday, three more young gay couples tied the knot in the ancient Mansa Devi shrine in Panchkula, some 10 km from here.

"We have been staying together in the same rented room for the last eight years. In fact, we had married in a temple around four years ago but we did not make it public due to the fear of society," Sudarshan, who works with the state AIDS Control Society, told IANS Wednesday.

"However, the recent decision given by the Delhi court has given us new courage, and we married again yesterday in the presence of a few of our friends. We have no grudges and now we can tell everyone about our marriage with full dignity," he added.

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Crossdresser caught dressed

Have you ever been caught dressed? Well, I have been caught several times.

The first time, I have been caught dressed is long before. It was in my 9th standard, if I guess right. That day, I was all alone in home. I had a saree and blouse, which was stitched for our Kollam CD Festival. As I am alone at home, I thought of dressing, and I dressed in saree and had made make-up using my mother's make-up kit. I doesn't had a wig that time. After I got dressed, I was watching TV. By mistake I forgot to close the front door of my house properly. At that time, one of my friend came and seen me in saree watching TV on the sofa.

I was in a very bad situation, that I can't express. I was afraid, shy, embarrassed... He started laughing at me. Suddenly I gone and closed the door properly and begged him not to say about this to anyone. He agreed. Still I was feeling very shy. After sometime, he said me that, I am very beautiful in that outfit. Slowly I recovered from my shyness. That time he asked me, "Can you behave like my lover for sometime?" I agreed, as I was feeling like a complete female with him. I laid on his lap and pretended to be watching tv. And he wanted to kiss me. I tried to quit, but in some frightness, I agreed. After I accepted his kiss, some extra-ordinary feeling came in my mind and hugged him. He also liked it.

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Sex Change Surgery/Sex Reassignment Surgery

What is the Sex Change Surgery/Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS)?
Sex change surgery/sex reassignment surgery refers to the administration of surgery to change the sex appearance according to one's sex identity. There are two kinds of surgery. Genital surgical sex reassignment: surgery of the genitalia and/or breasts performed for the purpose of altering the morphology in order to approximate the physical appearance of the
genetically other sex. Non genital surgical sex reassignment: any and all other surgical procedures of non-genitalia or non-breast, conducted for the purpose of effecting a more masculine appearance in a genetic female or for the purpose of effecting more feminine appearance in a genetic male.
As a former step of SRS, there is a hormonal sex reassignment, which is the administration of androgen to genotype females, and administration of estrogen and/or progesterone to genotype males, for the purpose of effecting somatic changes in order for the patient to more closely approximate the physical appearance of the other sex.

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