The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalised same sex marriages all over the country has come as a boon for the resourceful among Hyderabad’s gay and lesbian community. Charged by the historic ruling, some of them have decided to move to the U.S. to benefit from the verdict.
It was only in May that lesbian couple Smruthi Narayan and Swetha Pai from Hyderabad got married in San Francisco.
Among those planning to go to the U.S. now are students of private and public educational institutions and employees of Hyderabad-based corporate companies who have the option of going abroad either on research fellowships or job visa. Some are also considering moving to the U.K., Ireland and France, which have already legalised gay unions.
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A hotel management student, Alex Alexy, set aside a job offer from Bulgaria to grab a fellowship from Kent University, Ohio, right after the SC judgment. His friend Akhil Wilson, an advertising professional who recently moved to the city, is all set to go to Maryland to do a course in web designing. “I am not going alone. My partner who lives in Chennai will soon join me on a work visa,” he said.