INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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The study about sexual minorities (LGBTQI+) is an emerging academic interdisciplinary zone that requires systematic analysis and research. The main problem of conducting research in this area is that the LGBTQI+ people remain largely invisible and socially marginalised. They refuse to attend school and colleges for fear of being discriminated. This invisibility would be an obstacle in obtaining sufficient population sample for study. As a result it would be difficult to arrive at a generalization. Though every states and organization speaks of inclusivity, there is no inclusivity for the LGBTQI+ people in most circumstances. This community distrusts people in general and research and researchers in particular which will make it challenging to collect personal experiences even of the people who have made their ‘coming out’. Since this is a new area of study, it would be difficult to find sufficient research and study materials. For more than a century scientists and scholars are making attempts to find out the reason behind alternate sexual orientations.
In this paper I would like to analyse the common obstacles in conducting research about the sexual minorities in India in general and the state of Kerala in particular and the absence of these people in educational institutions. The state of Kerala, though renowned for its high social development, is quite conservative in matters concerning sexuality. Kerala is also homophobic except for a few open minded people. A majority of the LGBTQ people live here in fear and self contempt. Doing a research in such a situation would be a tight ropewalking.
"Research in Marginalized Sexualities: Obstacles and Concerns in Kerala", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no.a65-a71, April-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2304009.pdf
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