The land of Khajuraho and the Kamasutra seemed to have come a long way from the delightful frankness of its past. With the approval of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2008, as also the judgment of the Delhi High Court 2009 decriminalising homosexuality, a small recovery was shown.
The Tumhari Sulu actor shared a picture of the legend on her official Instagram handle
If an officer faces charges of homosexuality, he might not be tried under Section 46 of the Army Act, but under section 45 for 'behaving in a manner unbecoming of his position and character expected of him'.
Homosexuality still remains a subject of conflict, says director Garin Nugroho.
There is a celebration in the air. The Supreme Court of India has just finished its hearing on whether Section…
The Supreme Court judgments striking down Section 377 of the IPC go further than comparable jurisprudence in the UK and the USA, writes Senthorun Raj.
According to a study by the World Bank, discrimination against LGBTQ people in India could be costing our economy 32 billion dollars a year!
"The worst thing in Indian society is that people are forced into loveless marriages, which ruins not just one life but also the lives of spouse and children because they live their entire life with those they are not attracted to," the 47-year-old maintained.
Five-judge Constitution Bench decriminalises Section 377 of IPC with regard to consensual gay sex, says it was "irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary", violated fundamental rights to equality, life with dignity, personal liberty, non-discrimination, privacy and expression under Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of the Constitution
A five-judge bench of the apex court decriminalised part of Section 377, which criminalised consensual unnatural sex, saying it violated the rights to equality.
