‘When I first learnt about these horrific incidents that have been going around in India, I couldn’t believe my ears’ said YuJun, Country Manager, Blued India.

‘I was so worried, I was so nervous’ he said.Īnother explained how a hook up stole from him. The incident forced the man to come out at work. His friends also mocked him.Īnother man explained how after blocking a person he wasn’t interested in, an app user threatened to tell his colleagues. One man shared how an app user began using his photo and claiming he was selling sex.įollowing the incident, he said, he found it hard to find work. Cyberbullyingīlued spoke to gay men in India to launch its anti-cyberbullying campaign. But, social acceptance is low and LGBTI people face discrimination in nearly all aspects of life. In a landmark ruling last year, India’s Supreme Court decriminalized gay sex. More than 40% of LGBT Indians reported blackmailing, intimidation, catfishing, or other forms of virtual harassment in India. The world’s largest gay social network, Blued, is tackling cyberbullying in India.