Screenwriter
Apurva
Asrani's
dream
of
buying
a
house
with
his
partner,
Sidharth,
came
true,
and
he
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
share
the
news.
In
his
tweet,
he
wrote
how
the
two
of
them,
for
years,
pretended
to
be
cousins
so
that
they
could
rent
a
home
together,
and
now
that
they
bought
a
home,
they
voluntarily
telling
their
neighbours
that
they
are
partners.
Apurva's
tweet
was
received
with
much
love,
not
only
in
India,
but
all
over
the
world.
Apurva
is
overwhelmed
with
this
outpouring
of
love,
and
spoke
about
how
LGBTQ
families
should
be
normalized.
In
an
interview
with
Hindustan
Times,
Apurva
said
about
his
tweet,
"I
simply
wanted
to
celebrate
a
moment
like
a
straight
couple.
They
celebrate
birthdays,
weddings,
their
relationships,
etc,
which
is
not
the
case
for
the
LGBTQ+
couples.
Moreover,
an
image
of
names
of
two
men
on
a
name
plate
is
rare.
I
didn't
know
the
tweet
would
go
viral.
Sid
and
I
are
family
and
have
the
blessings
of
our
families.
I
felt
that
the
world
should
know
that
LGBTQ+
are
not
about
boys
and
girls
just
having
fun
but
we
are
about
family,
too."
He
added
that
people
have
been
very
supportive
and
loving
that
they
are
humbled.
He
said
that
they
are
still
some
people
who
are
scared
or
don't
understand
homosexuality
and
send
negative
comments.
He
continued,
"I
am
a
film
editor
and
a
screenwriter,
and
I
am
known
to
people
in
the
film
circle
and
not
others.
So,
while
renting
apartments
one
would
hope
the
landlord
didn't
know
me,
so
it
would
help
us
get
the
house.
Though,
I
was
never
afraid
that
they
would
find
out
later.
But
we
have
been
thrown
out
of
apartments
when
people
realized
that
we
were
two
guys
living
together.
We
didn't
want
to
worry
about
such
things
so
we
bought
a
place.
I
also
wanted
to
inspire
others
from
the
LGBTQ+
community
to
go
ahead
and
realize
their
dreams."
Take
a
look
at
Apurva's
tweet
here
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ALSO
READ:
Writer
Apurva
Asrani
And
His
Partner
Pretended
To
Be
Cousins
For
13
Years
To
Rent
A
House
Together!