An Indian state minister has sparked criticism after he announced plans to open treatment centres for the LGBT community to 'make them normal', comparing homosexuals to alcoholics.
According to Hindustan times, Ramesh Tawadkar, Goa's minister for sport and youth, said the government in the popular tourist resort would 'cure' homosexuals with 'training and medicines'.
He said
'We will make them normal. We will have centres for them, like
Alcoholics Anonymous centres,' Tawadkar said, adding that the Goa
government would 'train them and give them medicines too'.
Anjali Gopalan, founder of sexual health organisation Naz Foundation, called minister Tawadkar an 'incompetent nincompoop'.According to Hindustan times, Ramesh Tawadkar, Goa's minister for sport and youth, said the government in the popular tourist resort would 'cure' homosexuals with 'training and medicines'.
He said
If anyone needs treatment, it's people like him... he should realise he sounds like a complete fool,' Gopalan said.
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