11 Indian Brands Support The LGBT Community On Facebook Amidst SC's #Sec377 Ruling

Homosexuality was declared as illegal last Wednesday. The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community in the country who had pinned their hopes against the Supreme Court’s verdict on Section 377 of the IPC received a major blow last week. In a surprise move, Justice GS Singhvi of the Supreme Court had set aside a landmark judgement by the Delhi high court that decriminalized homosexual sex between two consenting adults.

This regressive step by the Supreme Court called for a massive uproar with many voicing their dissent. Social media platforms like Twitter continued to buzz with the hashtags #Sec377 and #LGBT for a few days. Along with prominent people, we also witnessed quite a few brands voicing their support for the rights of the LGBT community, a step that spells social media success.

Here is a list of brands that chose to express their support for the LGBT community through interesting visuals on their Facebook page:

1. Amul

With over a 1.1 million strong fan base on Facebook, this Amul topical did a splendid take on the Section 377 verdict. Here the Amul girl is paying her last respects to ‘Freedom of choice’!

Post by Amul.

2. Fastrack

One of India’s largest youth fashion brand, Fastrack has over 8 million fans on its Facebook page. On the day of the verdict, the brand posted this to imply the ‘coming out of the closet’ phenomenon.

Post by Fastrack.

This was followed up with another post on the next day calling the verdict as Supreme Injustice, with a clever integration of its tagline ‘Move on’.

Post by Fastrack.

3. Myntra

One of India’s largest online shopping destination for fashion and lifestyle products, Myntra has over 1.6 million fans on Facebook. A few days late, but Myntra did come up with a smart visual that incorporated the letter ‘M’ from its logo.

Post by Myntra.com.

4. Tanishq

One of India’s largest retail jewellery brand with more than 573K fans, Tanishq posted this visual that did all the talking.

Post by Tanishq.

5. MTV India

Youth brand MTV India, with over 5.6 million fans on Facebook stayed true to its philosophy of ‘Stay Raw’ with this update that shares a link to its blog.

Post by MTV India.

This was soon followed by this update that also became the youth brand’s cover photo. The visual helps further the recent campaign #RockTheVote, MTV’s endeavour to encourage youngsters to vote in order to bring a change in the system.

Post by MTV India.

6. Chumbak

Chumbak, the makers of quirky Indian souvenirs and the brand that recently introduced free Facebook stickers, announced its support with this clever visual featuring one of its products.

Post by Chumbak.

7. Channel [V]

The recently revamped and youthful brand, Channel [V] with more than 3.2 million fans on Facebook, strengthened its new positioning of ‘Correct hai’ while sharing this supportive post.

Post by Channel [v] India.

8. Hidesign

The handcrafted, luxury leather goods and fashion accessories brand Hidesign came out with this visual that focuses on the beauty in all that’s diverse. The cover photo also sports a similar visual.

Post by HIDESIGN.

9. Kiehl’s India

Kiehl’s India, the popular brand for skin and hair care products from New York, shared this interesting visual that emphasizes the beauty brand’s message of equality.

Post by Kiehl’s.

10. Allen Solly

Allen Solly, the fashion wear brand with more than 1.5 million fans, need not say anything more with this colourful visual. The visual also features as the cover photo image on its Facebook page.

Post by Allen Solly.

11. Lalit Hotels

Lalit Hotels, one of the leading hotel chains in the country with more than 136K fans, made its point very clear with this visual.

Post by The LaLiT Hotels, Palaces & Resorts.

It is good to see brands from varied industries taking a stand on social media for a decision as regressive as this. Which are your favourites here? Do share if you have come across other interesting ones.