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Vikram’s updates on Supreme Court hearings on the Naz Foundation case

Vikram’s updates on Supreme Court hearings on the Naz Foundation case

The Supreme Court on Thursday referred to sculptures of Khajuraho to emphasise that gay sex was not an offence before the British enacted the IPC in 1860.

“What is homosexuality? Who is the expert to explain order of nature,” the bench observed when the senior advocate Amrendra Saran submitted that nature does not recognise homosexuality and lesbianism which are against its order.

Ed: This report by Pallav describes an incident at the…

This video describes the issues and concerns of the gay community in Bangladesh, including the colonial law Section 377 it shares with India.

United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made reference to the Naz judgement and the tenet of inclusiveness as an underlying theme of the Indian constitution in her historic address on LGBT rights at the United Nations.

Supreme court to hear 377 Case on Tuesday, 08 November 2011, reports NDTV.

A group of reputed mental health professionals from across India have opposed the criminalization of homosexuality saying that it will result in irreparable psychological and mental harm to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons.