twenty six year old sumit duttas caller tune is queens most memorable hit i want to break free the choice of song is telling for sumit is a gay rights activist working with the naz foundation india trust a delhi based ngo working on preventing and combating hivaids sumit refused to live a shadowy life of deceit and concealment and came out and told his family friends and colleagues that he was gay does sumits honesty and courageous stance indicate the dawn of a more progressive liberal indiawhen manvendra singh gohil scion of the former royal family of rajpipla near vadodara came out to his parents he anticipated trouble i knew that they would never accept me for who i truly am but i also knew that i could no longer live a lie he told ians 40 years of age manvendra had had enough of leading a double life so he announced his homosexuality to a gujrati daily he hoped that his action would nudge open the closet that has entrapped thousands of silently suffering homosexuals in indiathough manvendras disclosure had the entire media rushing in to cover what was touted as indias first blueblooded gay indian coming out of the closet his parents were horrified by their sons public confessions enraged at his bringing dishonour to the family name they disowned and disinherited him manvendra is not in control of his mother and involved in activities unacceptable to society said one notice issued by his mother hence he ceases to have rights as a son over the family property and the power of attorney issued to him also stands cancelled henceforth no one must refer to my name as mother of manvendra if any individual or organization dares to do so it will invite contempt proceedings against himmanvendras father told ians the power of attorney given to manvendrasingh about family properties in gujarat and maharashtra stands rejected no one must deal with him about these properties manvendra reacted stoically to his parents harsh rejection by saying he wasnt really surprised by their reaction they were afraid to even use the word gay he told ians he has now found an extended family in his community and says ashok row kavi is like my godmothersumit was luckier he came out to his sisters and some other family members and they accepted him for who he is he hasnt as yet been able to tell his father though he says i am waiting for the right time to approach my father but i think he also knows about my sexualityrahul singh gay rights activist with the naz foundation india trust wisely decided to wait until he was self sufficient before coming out to his parents rahul says he was extremely close to his parents and knew he had to tell his parents because i love them the most and never wanted to hide this aspect of my personality their reaction was typical his sister insisted he visit a psychiatrist his