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Sep 13 2018

Section 377 Verdict: the Struggle towards Another Day of Independence

“Consensual sex between adults in private space, which is not harmful to women or children, cannot be denied as it is a matter of individual choice. Section 377 results in discrimination and is violative of constitutional principles,” said the apex court, as it made a...

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Sep 06 2018

“History Owes an Apology to the LGBTQ Community”: SC Decriminalises Homosexuality

On September 6, the Supreme Court of India pronounced its verdict on petitions challenging Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). In a unanimous decision, the five-judge bench read down the British-era archaic law, thus excluding consensual homosexual sex. The section is partially struck...