#Section 377
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Officially 4 yrs for not being considered a criminal for being simply ourselves!
4 yrs since section 377 got decriminalized. 4 yrs since India started working towards being a better place... A long walk to take but baby steps r being taken
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it's been 4 years since the decriminalization of section 377 in India and i remember 4 years ago i sat down and wrote a dramatic diary entry (one of my last entry every) where i felt finally comfortable enough to come to terms with my sexuality. It was raining that day, and i wrote something along the lines of 'i think this rain has washed away some disgraceful parts of our history'. I was so hopefully about what would happen next in terms of queer rights, but looking back at it these 4 years has reaffirmed the sad truth that this land will NEVER be mine. No new steps have been taken for our protection - legally and institutionally.
It's all exhausting.
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Section 377
In the past, homosexuality was regarded as an offence of criminal nature. However, few years back in 2018, a remarkable judgement was laid, decriminalizing Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code making private homosexual relations legal. This judgement was assumed to be bring benefitable changes in the life of the homosexuals and was believed to contribute in their fight for their right to be a…
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Being Gay or a Transgender is legal India, please refer to section 377. But again you know how India works; Culture Culture Culture
I'm happy that it's finally legal for a person to love another person freely in my country. But that, of course, doesn't mean my family or like "society" accepts it. sigh.
Sexuality is not be something that should be legislated against.
Ancient “Indian society” did indeed “recognise” homosexuality and a third gender through that period, and in many cases, even accepted it. It's just factually incorrect to deny that homosexuality has been part of Indian tradition. Infact if you check our history,, they were pretty chill about mlm, wlw, polyamory and asexuality.
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India Must Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
India Must Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
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Even after the Supreme Court of India’s landmark Indian Penal Code Section 377 judgment in Navtej Singh Johar vs Union Of India (2018), the LGBTQIA+ community in India has continued to fight for equal rights. The community continues to fight for same-sex marriage recognition in India. The two lawyers who were at the forefront of the Navtej judgment, Arundhati Katju and Menaka…
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Everything you need to know about Section 377
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What is Section 377 of IPC?
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is a section of the Indian Penal Code introduced in 1861 during the British rule of India. Modelled on the Buggery Act of 1533, it makes sexual activities “against the order of nature” illegal. On 6 September 2018, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the application of Section 377 to consensual homosexual sex between adults was unconstitutional, “irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary but that Section 377 remains in force relating to sex with minors, non-consensual sexual acts, and bestiality.
Portions of the section were first struck down as unconstitutional with respect to gay sex by the Delhi High Court in July 2009. That judgement was overturned by the Supreme Court of India (SC) on 11 December 2013 in Suresh Kumar Koushal vs. Naz Foundation. The Court held that amending or repealing section 377 should be a matter left to Parliament, not the judiciary. On 6 February 2016, a three-member bench of the Court reviewed curative petitions submitted by the Naz Foundation and others, and decided that they would be reviewed by a five-member constitutional bench
About Public Perception
Violence had come in various forms: physical, mental, emotional. Physically, sexual minorities are often not allowed inside hospitals. Their access to healthcare needs to be ensured because they are at a high risk of various physical and mental illnesses. Mentally, sexual minorities face the risk of developing emotional issues because of social exclusion, discrimination and atrocities, which diminish self-esteem and a sense of social responsibility.
Despite these challenges, there is a growing acceptance of the LGBTQI community in India, and the decriminalisation of homosexuality marks such a step. However, [as a society] we are poor at accepting people as they are, but are quick to judge them. The Supreme Court judgment, in a way, restores hope and faith in the Indian judiciary, but equality and the acceptance has to come collectively and from [people from] all walks of life. – Ashna Mahanti
View of Political Parties
Soon after the Supreme Court read down section-377 of the IPC, decriminalising consensual same sex relations, a not-so-subtle race has begun among political leaders to take political credit for the judgment. While the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh unusually broke its silence and welcomed the verdict, BJP sources pointed out that the government made it easy for the apex court to reach its own conclusions by leaving the matter entirely to the wisdom of the Bench.
In a statement, the RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Arun Kumar said, “Like the Supreme Court we too do not consider this a crime. However, same sex marriage and relationship are neither natural nor desirable which is why we do not support such relationships… A man usually learns by experiences which is why this subject has to be dealt at social and psychological levels.
Legislative Action on Section 377
There has been a huge uproar throughout the country with people supporting the striking down of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). The people who have successfully been able to adapt to the circumstances with time and the people who have a broader mindset wish to strike the section down. When people talk about section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, people generally think it just criminalises homosexuality (sexual attraction to the people belonging to the same sex) and violates the rights of gay people. However, there are more aspects of this section than what most people are aware of.
It can be divided into the following three parts for easier understanding-
Criminalises homosexuality.
Criminalises certain acts between heterosexuals.
Criminalises sexual activities between humans and animals
Judiciary Action
No one can escape from their individualism. Society is now better for individualism. In the present case, our deliberations will be on various spectrums,” CJI Misra said.
Besides the CJI, the bench also comprised Justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra.
Know more about – https://www.legitquest.com/legal-guide/section-377-in-the-light-of-right-to-privacy
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Ritu Dalmia, “I Am a Chef Who Happnrs to Be a Lesbian”, from Sex and the Supreme Court, ed. Saurabh Kirpal
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it's been exactly two years since people can legally have gay sex so that's pretty neat.
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#section 377#september 6#lgbtpride#lgbt history#lgbt#lgbtq#lgbtq positivity#lgbt rights#lesbian#gay#gays#trans#bi#bisexaul
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