Section 377

Sexuality Is Not Free Speech, Says Arun Jaitley On Section 377 Verdict

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 7, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said he did not agree with the portion of the historic Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex that called sexuality a part of free speech, as he felt it raises questions on restraining any form of homosexual or bisexual activity in a school hostel, prison or army frontier.

Police Protection For Lesbian Couple Who "Fear For Life" From Parents

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 1, 2018

Two lesbians who want to marry each other but fear that their lives are under threat from their parents rushed to the Delhi High Court on Monday which granted them police protection.

UN Human Rights Chief Praises Supreme Court For Verdict On Section 377

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 26, 2018

The UN's top human rights official cited the "landmark" decision by India's Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex and urged more countries to bring their laws and practices in line with the fundamental equality of all their people.

Post-Section 377, Court Allows Kerala Lesbian Couple To Live Together

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 26, 2018

The Kerala High Court has allowed a lesbian couple to live together, in a significant verdict that came weeks after the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality.

"LGBTQ Community Part Of Society": Mohan Bhagwat Keeps Up With Times

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Thursday September 20, 2018

When the Supreme Court scrapped a part of the 157-year-old Section 377 allowing consensual gay sex between adults, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)agreed with the judgment that homosexuality was not a crime.However, itstressed its opposition towards "this kind of relationship" and maintained its stance that gay relationships aren't "compatible...

TISS, India's First Campus To Start Gender-Neutral Hostel

India News | ANI | Sunday September 16, 2018

After the historic verdict by the Supreme Court to scrap Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that criminalised homosexuality, India has become the first-ever country to have a gender-neutral hostel.

'Pink Dollar' To Boost India's Economy After Gay Sex Legalized

India News | Iain Marlow and Upmanyu Trivedi, Bloomberg | Wednesday September 12, 2018

India's private sector is set to enter a new era of inclusiveness, after a landmark Supreme Court ruling decriminalized homosexuality in a move that's expected to provide a significant boost to the South Asian nation's $2.6 trillion economy.

UP, Kerala Top Number Of Cases Registered Under Section 377

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 9, 2018

Uttar Pradesh, followed by Kerala, topped the list of states where the maximum number of cases was registered for gay sex under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which was partly struck down by the Supreme Court last week.

IITians Who Fought Against Section 377 Celebrate "Empowering" Judgement

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

Tanveen Kaur Randhawa was in her laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru when the Supreme Court pronounced its judgement striking down article 377, the colonial-era law that banned consensual gay sex.

For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday September 8, 2018

The Supreme Court verdict decriminalising gay sex has finally given some concrete hope to those arrested under the colonial-era Section 377 in India. In some of these instances, court cases have dragged on for close to three decades. Latest crime figures from UP show the state had the maximum number of arrests under the archaic law in 2016 - a mass...

On Section 377, Judge Questions Centre's Decision To Leave It To Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 8, 2018

A Supreme Court judge expressed disappointment over the government's decision to leave it to the court's wisdom to take a call on sensitive issues such as the recent challenge to Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code

Top Court Cites Global Verdicts Which Paved Way For Section 377 Ruling

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 8, 2018

Countries across the globe which paved the way for equality and justice for the LGBTQ community were cited by the Supreme Court while striking down part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code this week, and quoted liberally from the judgements delivered by their courts on the issue.

Section 377 Based On Law By Henry VIII In 1533, Explains Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 8, 2018

The Supreme Court, which unanimously struck down part of the British-era law that criminalised gay sex, has traced the history of the 158-year-old provision in its judgement back to the reign of King Henry VIII in 1533.

"I'm So Gay Today": Mumbai Man's Coming Out Post Is Winning Facebook

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Friday September 7, 2018

"I am so Gay Today (literally and figuratively) as I am no longer a criminal," wrote Arnab Nandy in a viral Facebook post, celebrating the Supreme Court verdict decriminalising homosexuality.

"My Partner Was Gang-Raped, We Couldn't Tell The Cops": A Gay Man's Story

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday September 7, 2018

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.