ality ▁began ▁to ▁swe ep ▁definit ively ▁across ▁India ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁and ▁early ▁tw enti eth ▁centuries , ▁performing ▁arts ▁changed ▁rad ically ’ ▁with ▁anything ▁considered ▁mor ally ▁' rep uls ive ' ▁such ▁as ▁er otic ▁dan cing ▁and ▁gender ▁fluid ity ▁being ▁swe pt ▁under ▁the ▁car pet . ▁ ▁É tab l iss ements ▁français ▁dans ▁l ' Ind e ▁ ▁French ▁establish ments ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁included ▁P ond ich é ry , ▁Kar ikal ▁and ▁Y ana on ▁on ▁the ▁Cor om and el ▁Coast . ▁The ▁act ▁of ▁hom osex ual ▁sex ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁dec riminal ized ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Code ' s ▁view ▁on ▁the ▁priv acy ▁of ▁people ▁and ▁state ▁inter vention , ▁which ▁applied ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁colon ies ▁of ▁India ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁history ▁▁ ▁Chen na i ▁born ▁An j ali ▁G op al an , ▁whose ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁T amil ▁H indu ▁and ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁S ikh , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁South ▁Asia ' s ▁pione ers ▁in ▁providing ▁support ▁for ▁sexual ▁minor ities . ▁She ▁established ▁the ▁Naz ▁Foundation ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁help ▁suffer ers ▁deal ▁with ▁H IV , ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁vehicle ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁for ▁sexual ▁minor ities . ▁The ▁organization ▁would ▁later ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁force