The Silent Suffering of Wives of Homosexual, Bisexual and Queer Men: A Gendered, Legal, and Psychological Exploration in the Indian and Global Context

The forced intersection of heterosexual marriage and concealed sexual identities has created an underrecognizeddemographic of women — those unknowingly married to homosexual or bisexual men.These women often experience long-term emotional, psychological, sexual, and social trauma,compounded by societal silence and legal invisibility. This paper explores the history, global and Indiancontexts, legal gaps, psychological consequences, and the urgent need for policy recognition of thisoften-overlooked group.