Hi Amir,

It's not me who made a homophobic comment, it is how the country tgat I pive in sees two males. I have several gay friends so PLEASE DO NOT take a rant on me by starting a topic that has no base.

I simply wanted to point out how an innocent gesture of one culture could be perceived in another. And for that same reason, I never even once mentioned that touching a shoulder or holding hands is wrong. My point was for those who find it offending and I mentioned that everyone should be tolerant. If you missed it in the email, I would request you to reread.

Regards,

Dhaval Vyas

On Fri, 20 Jul 2018, 14:14 Amir Ladsgroup, <ladsgroup@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm really sorry to deviate from the main topic, I made another thread so it would be less distractive.

On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 1:24 PM Dhaval S. Vyas <dsvyas@gmail.com> wrote:

E.g. in India it is very common for 2 male friends to walk with hands on eachother's shoulder or hand in hand, but when I first arrived in UK I learned that such intimacy is linked with particular group of males and hence not considered good in public.
Can I ask what's wrong with being "particular group of males" and how it makes it not "good in public"? I'm a member of this group of males that you don't even want to name them, gay people.

Can moderators/people responsible in Wikimania take a look at this homophobic comment here?

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