NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The chief minister of the Indian beach state of Goa on Tuesday slammed plans by his youth affairs minister to set up treatment centres for young lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people(LGBT), a move that had enraged activists.
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said Ramesh Tawadkar's plan to set up centres providing treatment, training and medication "to make them (LGBT youths) normal" was announced in ignorance.
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