The great Indian pink rush: Speculating on LGBTQ EDI after the decriminalization of sodomy

Aaberg, Lars ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4186-7431 (2026) The great Indian pink rush: Speculating on LGBTQ EDI after the decriminalization of sodomy. Economy and Society. ISSN 0308-5147 (In Press)

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Abstract

This paper provides an ethnography of management consultants in India whose key offering is advising corporations on how to be ‘LGBTQ-friendly’. Following consultants as they attempt to convince potential clients that LGBTQ EDI (equity, diversity and inclusion) policies yield economic benefits, this paper illustrates the rituals and technologies consultants employ to stimulate speculative investment in EDI and belief in their expertise. Central to these presentations is the construction of India as a pink frontier, a territory once sexually and economically backward, but whose backwardness can be overcome and made extractable with the consultants’ expertise. Analysis of these presentations shows how sexual and economic difference is continuously mobilized in corporate offices to facilitate speculative investment needed to facilitate a more modern, ‘LGBTQ-friendly’ Indian economy.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Business case | Corporate citizenship | Information technology | Management consultancy | Pink frontiers
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Business, Management and Accounting > Strategy and Management
Social Sciences and humanities > Business, Management and Accounting > Human Resource Management
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Gender Studies
Depositing User: Mr. Syed Anas
Date Deposited: 09 Jun 2026 04:17
Last Modified: 09 Jun 2026 04:17
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/03085147.2026.2653366
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/11550

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