So..
Section 377 of Indian Penal code is again at the brink of getting scrapped off and although I don’t wanna hope, this time it looks hopeful. If it the ban does go away, that means, gay sex will be decriminalized. Lgbtq+ people living in India will no longer be criminals by the eyes of the law.
India does not have much of a place on this site. So unless a few of us are blogging about it, I know no one cares much. But please think about how huge it will be for us still living in the closet. Yes it is just a law and if it does get scrapped, not much will change. We can’t cure the internalized homophobia. So we won’t be able to change people.
But if this happens, we will get to exhale (Love, Simon reference although that fim didn’t even get released here. See where we live?)
I am not asking much. Just pray for us. No one wants to live as a criminal because of who they choose to love.
Tag: india
India declares freedom of sexual orientation a fundamental right
“India’s Supreme Court has issued a historic ruling confirming the right of the country’s LGBT people to express their sexuality without discrimination.
Judges ruled that sexual orientation is covered under clauses in the Indian Constitution that relate to liberty, despite the Government claiming there was no legal right to privacy.
The ruling paves the way for discriminatory practices against LGBT people to be challenged in the courts.”
This is such a huge deal! It affects 1.3 billion people.
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