Supreme Court of India, on 6th September 2018, decriminalised homosexuality by declaring section 377 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional. However, there is no recognition of same-sex marriage or civil partnership by any law in India. On Saturday, in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, two women aged 24 and[Read More…]
Tag: Homosexuality
Delhi court summons doctor for treating homosexuals with electric shock therapy
Delhi based Dr P K Gupta, accused of using electric shock therapy to ‘treat’ homosexuality, was summoned by a Delhi court for violating the norms. The accused doctor Gupta allegedly considered homosexuality to be a “genetic mental disorder”. Though Dr P K Gupta was de-barred by the Delhi Medical Council (DMC), he was[Read More…]
Delhi: Woman raped by another woman, fails to lodge complaint after SC verdict on Sec-377
Days after Supreme Court’s momentous verdict of decriminalising Section 377 which deals with homosexuality as crime, a horrifying incident come forward. A 25-year-old woman in Delhi alleged that she was raped by a 19-year-old woman in Delhi, however, couldn’t file a complaint against the accused after the Supreme Court’s landmark[Read More…]
Here’s how ‘Pink Money’ can boost India’s economy after Section 377 got scrapped
India has possibly been throwing away more than $26 billion a year when it continued to marginalise the LGBTQIA+ community. However, now that the Supreme Court has decriminalised homosexuality with the rainbow flags flying high, Indian markets could benefit from the vast spending power of the queer community. The remarkable judgement[Read More…]
Is decriminalisation of Section 377 applicable to Indian armed forces?
The historic Supreme Court verdict over Section 377, which decriminalized homosexuality in India, has been hailed across the nation by most, but at the same time, has brought along many loopholes. Though the verdict pronounced by five judge bench accepted homosexuality as no crime, the Armed Forces Act governing our[Read More…]
Manoj Bajpayee celebrates fall of draconian law criminalizing homosexuality
Section 377 of the IPC has been repealed, and actor Manoj Bajpayee, who played the lead role in “Aligarh”, is celebrating the fall of the draconian law criminalising homosexuality. Manoj said: “When I played the homosexual professor Ramchandra Siras in ‘Aligarh’, I realised what true loneliness is. The man’s isolation was more of an issue to me than[Read More…]
Section 377 verdict: Timeline of legal battle
The following is a timeline of the LGBTIQ community’s fight against the colonial era law criminalising homosexuality: 1991: AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan (ABVA) is first to raise its voice against Section 377 of IPC. The NGO comes out with a report about ostracism faced by the LGBTIQ community. 1994: ABVA[Read More…]
Homosexuality not crime but needs social, psychological solutions: RSS
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday said that it does not endorse homosexuality because it needs to be addressed socially and psychologically but at the same time the organisation agrees with the Supreme Court’s view that same sex relations are not a crime. “Like SC, we also do not consider[Read More…]
Five points from Supreme Court verdict on Section 377
Supreme Court strikes down Section 377 in unanimous verdict on Thursday. CJI Dipak Misra says there is a consensus among the judgments, which means all the judges are in agreement on the criminalisation of Section 377. 1) NALSA – Rights of LGBTQ community recognized including life with dignity. In the same vein, at[Read More…]
Section 377 Verdict Live Updates: Supreme Court strikes down Section 377 in unanimous verdict
Homosexuality not a mental disorder: Supreme Court Homosexuality is not a mental disorder. It is a completely natural condition, the Supreme Court observed today during the judgment of Section 377. The apex court said that the society cannot dictate sexual relationship between consenting adults as it a private affair. Justice[Read More…]
Malaysia defends contest on how to ‘prevent’ homosexuality
On Saturday, Malaysia’s health ministry kept its decision to host a contest on how to “prevent” homosexuality and transgenderism by saying that the competition was directed at assisting teens to make better health decisions. Activists had criticised this competition by saying that it could evoke hatred and violence against lesbian,[Read More…]
Is Ireland ready to be led by this Indian-origin gay politician?
Leo Varadkar, son of an Indian immigrant father and an Irish mother, appears on course to become the next prime minister of Ireland. He is currently serving as Ireland’s Minister for Social Protection, who announced his campaign to succeed the present Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Enda Kenny in 2011. It[Read More…]
IDAHOT aims to stimulate interest in LGBT rights
Every year, May 17th is celebrated as International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Though some countries in the world have decriminalised the LGBT rights, there are some nations that still do not view homosexuality in a favourable light. The basic aim of this day is to stimulate interest in LGBT[Read More…]
Homosexuality still a crime!
Supreme Court of India refuses to hear petition to decriminalise Homosexuality which is still a crime in the country.
SC refuses to hear 377 petition, CJI to decide its future
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to examine a fresh Public Interest Litigation filed by a group of LGBT celebrities challenging the validity of penal provision incriminating gay sex. A bench headed by Justice S A Bobde ruled that the new petition will be placed before the Chief Justice of[Read More…]