The election of Menaka Guruswamy as an MP last week marks a significant moment for LGBTQ+ visibility in India’s political life, with the openly queer lawyer now entering the country’s upper house of parliament, the Rajya Sabha. Guruswamy is a constitutional lawyer educated at the University of Oxford, Harvard Law School and the National Law School of India University. She has long been a well-known public voice on constitutional law, democracy and civil liberties. The 51-year-old was fielded by the Trinamool Congress (TMC), a party that has consistently emphasized women’s political representation. READ: India’s top court declines to legalize same-sex marriage “With her election, five […]... Keep on reading: India's Parliament adds an LGBTQ+ voice for the first time