PunkTheFunk 125,703 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Gay sex is no longer a crime in India after a historic verdict by the Supreme Court. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-45429664 From the NY Times: NEW DELHI — In a groundbreaking victory for gay rights, India’s Supreme Court on Thursday struck down one of the world’s oldest laws criminalizing consensual gay sex, putting to rest a legal battle that stretched for many years and burying one of the most glaring vestiges of India’s colonial past. After weeks of deliberation in the Supreme Court and decades of struggles by gay Indians, Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the law, known as Section 377, was “irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary.” In court filings that stretched for hundreds of pages, more than two dozen petitioners related the emotional cost of living closeted lives, the bouts of depression, the abuse, the persecution, the blackmail and the coming-out journeys they had made while living under a shadow that made their most intimate behavior illegal. “This ruling is hugely significant,” said Meenakshi Ganguly, the South Asia director for Human Rights Watch. India is the world’s second-most populous country, home to many millions of gay people, and Ms. Ganguly said the ruling could set a precedent for nations with similar colonial-era laws to end their “discriminatory, regressive treatment” of gay and transgender citizens. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/world/asia/india-gay-sex-377.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amidana 4,322 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Upsetting we have to legalize something that comes naturally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,703 Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Just now, Amidana said: Upsetting we have to legalize something that comes naturally. But we can be happy that it's a step in the right direction! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Temptation 11,209 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Awesome news. Hope Pakistan and eventually Afghanistan follows suit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Gaga 23,194 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariana Grindr 3,173 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Yas India, yaaaaaaaas!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adarsh Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Yassss so proud of my country Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaskar 4,027 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Wtf...i just came here to make a thread about this....omg... I'm so emotional Finally we're in the right direction Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaskar 4,027 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Gaga, now come to india.... We're officially a gay country now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derpmonster 22,412 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I CAN'T STOP CRYING. WE DID IT KIDS @DoremonLove @ARPiT @Adarsh Soni Check out iTunes data & graphs at CHARTPOP.live Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaskar 4,027 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 To celebrate, let me stream Born This Way!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHTCRAWLER 6,985 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Omg I'm so happy for every gay Indian!!! and for the whole LGBT+ community !! It's getting more and more normal around the globe Huge thanks to those Indians who fought for their and our rights, risking their liberty or their life Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlash 14,539 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 This is an important step towards world peace Ew, David! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,703 Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 BTW starts at 0:37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Judas 4,106 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Omg I have no words I'm in public and I can't react properly Edit: I'm crying on the subway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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