Abstract
The Perks and cons of coming out of the closet (revealing sexual orientation to others) have been addressed in the light of westernize ideas of gender role and sexual orientation research over the years. When India, being one of the developing power with the largest South-East Asian market, decriminalized homosexual acts, it becomes a smoldering issue in the subcontinent. In spite of such colossal legal victory, social circumstances remained similar to former conservative hetero-normative society. In this context, reasons and after effects along with the process of coming out drew academic attention rigorously. Consequently, the present study instigates to explore the positive psychosocial factors related to coming out and the very process of it. The process of coming out, which is evidently mentioned as a developmental task in previous literature began to show strong resemblance with the phases of rites of passage. Hence, self-identified individuals with LGBTQ identity were interviewed sincerely, and the transcripts along with their narratives were analyzed to explore the formation of queer identity through revealing their sexual orientation and gender identity as an artifact of rites of passage.
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