Gay Sex Ban

Singapore's parliament on Tuesday decriminalised sex between men, but, in a blow to the LGBT community, also amended the constitution to prevent court challenges that in other countries have led to the legalisation of same-sex marriage.

Thousands marched proudly through the street's in the national capital today, in the first gay pride parade since the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality. Participants waved rainbow flags and placards emblazoned with "Love Wins" and "Adios 377" -- a reference to the colonial-era law banning gay sex that was struck down in September.

After the Supreme Court overruled its own 2013 decision and partially struck down Section 377, a controversial British-era law that banned consensual gay sex, members of the LGBT community shared stories kept hidden in their hurt locker for years.

As millions celebrated a historic Supreme Court verdict ending the ban on consensual gay sex between adults, the RSS said it does not support "this kind of relationship".

Celebrations broke out today as the LGBTQ community and others welcomed the Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex, asserting that the "historic" verdict granted them a basic human right but also acknowledging that complete equality was still some distance away.

Homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore and it is not a mental disorder, five Supreme Court judges declared on Thursday in a spectacular leap for gay rights in the country and a rainbow moment in its history. The Supreme Court overruled its own 2013 decision and partially struck down Section 377, a controversial British-era law that banned co...

The Supreme Court today has said homosexuality is not a crime in India. The top court pronounced its verdict on petitions challenging the colonial-era Section 377 that criminalises consensual gay sex. In 2013, the Supreme Court had cancelled a Delhi high court order that had decriminalized homosexuality, by overturning the outdated law, saying it w...

Section 377 case timeline: The Supreme Court will today decide whether homosexuality will remain a crime in India.

Four Supreme Court judges have give concurring judgements on Section 377, the controversial law that bans gay consensual sex. "Sustenance of identity is the pyramid of life," Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said. The verdict will have a seminal impact on gay rights in the country. The Supreme Court had in 2013 restored Section 377, a controversi...

The Muslim Law Board, which earlier maintained that it would not oppose a scrapping of the ban on gay sex, today said it was in favour of the ban and expressed disappointment that the government left it to the Supreme Court to take a call on the matter. One of its members said homosexuality "is injurious to health" and added that the government sho...

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board will not contest a move to scrap the colonial-era ban on homosexuality if the Supreme Court decides to do so, the organisation said today.

Gay people in India face deep-rooted trauma and live in fear, the Supreme Court said on Thursday before deciding whether or not to scrap a colonial-era ban on homosexuality.

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today said the LGBT community feels the stigma "because of the criminality attached (to gay sex) and once it is removed, homosexuals can get together". The court, which is on the third day of a crucial hearing that will decide whether the 150-year-old ban on gay sex in India will continue, also explored the instan...

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today indicated that the 150-year-old ban on gay sex may soon be gone. -We intend to rule, subject to arguments, that two consenting adults even if engaged in 'unnatural sex' will not be liable for prosecution for any offence,- Chief Justice Misra said. The observation of the court, which is hearing a bunch of pet...

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will meet the four senior judges who took him on publicly, tomorrow as part of the efforts at ending a rift that could impact important cases. The meeting, which was initially slated for this morning, did not take place as Justice Jasti Chelameswar is unwell and could not attend court. Sources close to the rebel j...

Singapore's parliament on Tuesday decriminalised sex between men, but, in a blow to the LGBT community, also amended the constitution to prevent court challenges that in other countries have led to the legalisation of same-sex marriage.

Thousands marched proudly through the street's in the national capital today, in the first gay pride parade since the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality. Participants waved rainbow flags and placards emblazoned with "Love Wins" and "Adios 377" -- a reference to the colonial-era law banning gay sex that was struck down in September.

After the Supreme Court overruled its own 2013 decision and partially struck down Section 377, a controversial British-era law that banned consensual gay sex, members of the LGBT community shared stories kept hidden in their hurt locker for years.

As millions celebrated a historic Supreme Court verdict ending the ban on consensual gay sex between adults, the RSS said it does not support "this kind of relationship".

Celebrations broke out today as the LGBTQ community and others welcomed the Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex, asserting that the "historic" verdict granted them a basic human right but also acknowledging that complete equality was still some distance away.

Homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore and it is not a mental disorder, five Supreme Court judges declared on Thursday in a spectacular leap for gay rights in the country and a rainbow moment in its history. The Supreme Court overruled its own 2013 decision and partially struck down Section 377, a controversial British-era law that banned co...

The Supreme Court today has said homosexuality is not a crime in India. The top court pronounced its verdict on petitions challenging the colonial-era Section 377 that criminalises consensual gay sex. In 2013, the Supreme Court had cancelled a Delhi high court order that had decriminalized homosexuality, by overturning the outdated law, saying it w...

Section 377 case timeline: The Supreme Court will today decide whether homosexuality will remain a crime in India.

Four Supreme Court judges have give concurring judgements on Section 377, the controversial law that bans gay consensual sex. "Sustenance of identity is the pyramid of life," Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said. The verdict will have a seminal impact on gay rights in the country. The Supreme Court had in 2013 restored Section 377, a controversi...

The Muslim Law Board, which earlier maintained that it would not oppose a scrapping of the ban on gay sex, today said it was in favour of the ban and expressed disappointment that the government left it to the Supreme Court to take a call on the matter. One of its members said homosexuality "is injurious to health" and added that the government sho...

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board will not contest a move to scrap the colonial-era ban on homosexuality if the Supreme Court decides to do so, the organisation said today.

Gay people in India face deep-rooted trauma and live in fear, the Supreme Court said on Thursday before deciding whether or not to scrap a colonial-era ban on homosexuality.

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today said the LGBT community feels the stigma "because of the criminality attached (to gay sex) and once it is removed, homosexuals can get together". The court, which is on the third day of a crucial hearing that will decide whether the 150-year-old ban on gay sex in India will continue, also explored the instan...

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today indicated that the 150-year-old ban on gay sex may soon be gone. -We intend to rule, subject to arguments, that two consenting adults even if engaged in 'unnatural sex' will not be liable for prosecution for any offence,- Chief Justice Misra said. The observation of the court, which is hearing a bunch of pet...

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will meet the four senior judges who took him on publicly, tomorrow as part of the efforts at ending a rift that could impact important cases. The meeting, which was initially slated for this morning, did not take place as Justice Jasti Chelameswar is unwell and could not attend court. Sources close to the rebel j...