Section 377

Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Plea Against Criminalisation Of Homosexuality

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 24, 2018

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's stand on a hotelier's plea for striking down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises unnatural sex, including the carnal intercourse between consenting adults of the same gender.

"Section 377 Quit India": LGBT Community Walks In Mumbai Pride March

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 3, 2018

Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community today took out Pride March' through the city streets.

Blog: I Am A Gay Infosys Techie. What It Took For Me To Come Out

Blog | Tony Christopher | Monday January 15, 2018

Why does the law of this country have to make me a criminal for loving someone and sharing my intimacy with him in the privacy of my life?

Section 377 To Be Re-Examined By Supreme Court: A Timeline Of The Case

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Monday January 8, 2018

The Supreme Court today said that a larger group of judges would revisit and examine the constitutional validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a law that criminalises sexual activities "against the law of nature".

Supreme Court To Re-Examine Law Criminalising Gay Sex: Highlights

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Monday January 8, 2018

The Supreme Court today said that it will re-examine its verdict upholding Section 377 of the IPC that criminalises gay sex. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud said the issue arising out of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) required to be debated upon by a larger bench. Section 377 of...

Section 377: All You Need To Know

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Monday January 8, 2018

Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is an archaic law that was introduced during the British era in 1860s and makes gay sex a crime for which the punishment can be a life term.

What The Supreme Court Said On Section 377: Here's A Look

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday January 8, 2018

The Supreme Court of India has referred a plea seeking decriminalisation of gay sex between two consenting adults to larger bench. A top court bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said the issue arising out of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code required to be debated upon by a larger bench. Se...

Supreme Court To Revisit 2013 Verdict Criminalising Gay Sex: 10 Points

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday January 8, 2018

Whether homosexuality should be a crime in India will be reexamined by the Supreme Court, which had in 2013 restored a controversial British-era ban on gay sex. No one should have to live in fear because of their sexuality, said three Supreme Court judges including Chief Justice Dipak Misra today, asking a larger group of judges to review Section 3...

In Supreme Court's Right To Privacy Judgment, A Touch of Rainbow

India News | Reported by Tanima Biswas, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday August 24, 2017

A landmark Supreme Court judgment today which declared that privacy is a fundamental right of all Indians, has also brought cheer to the gay and LGBT communities. The court indicated that right to privacy is valid even in the context of Section 377 --- a law that criminalises what was once seen as unnatural sex. Right of privacy cannot be denied "e...

Love Is In The Air: India Gets Its First LGBT Radio Show

Thomson Reuters Foundation | Tuesday August 22, 2017

Mumbai: Outspoken gay rights activist Harish Iyer is used to fighting for equal rights but over the last month he has turned into a messenger of love. He is the host of “Gaydio“, the first radio show dedicated to lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) issues in the country, where homosexuality is still a taboo and gay sex can be punishe...

Thousands March In Delhi For Queer Pride With Banners Of Solidarity

Delhi News | Nikhil Pandhi | Monday November 28, 2016

More than 3,000 people gathered in the heart of Delhi on Sunday to mark the 9th annual Delhi Queer Pride Parade.

Rights Panel Member For 'Suitable Modification' In Section 377, IPC

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 27, 2016

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member SC Sinha today pitched for a "suitable modification" in section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that criminalises consensual sexual acts between members of the same sex.

For Indian Transgenders, Getting A Shelter Home Is An Uphill Task

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 1, 2016

They are ostracised, humiliated and sneered at, and yet India's transgender community continues to battle for their rights amid all opposition. Fida, a member of India's first transgender group - 6 Pack Band - says the community in the Mumbai region aspires for an "ashram" of its own, but they have yet not been able to get the land for it.

Petition Against Ban On Gay Sex To Be Heard By Chief Justice Of India

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 29, 2016

Some high-profile celebrities, who claim to be part of the LGBT community, have approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality in the country.

Homosexuality No Crime, Says RSS Leader, Then Calls It 'Psychological Case'

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday March 18, 2016

A day after commenting that homosexuality should not be a crime, RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale has posted a controversial clarification, describing it as a "socially immoral act" and a "psychological" case.