Gay Law Judgement | Delhi High Court | Homosexuality

New Delhi, Jul 2: Delhi High Court has decriminalized the gay law. It has amended the IPC Section 377 to decriminalize the homosexuality and said that being a gay is not a crime. It also said that the equal rights should be given to the homosexuals and all minorities should be included in the Indian constitution.

"We declare Section 377 of IPC in so far as it criminalises consensual sexual acts of adults in private is violative of Articles 14, 21 and 15 of the Constitution," said, Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S Muralidhar.

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Delhi court verdict on gay law on Jul 2

The Delhi High Court on Thursday, Jul 2 will announce judgement on the petition seeking a legal sanction for the homosexuality through repealing the Section 377 of Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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A bench consisting of Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S Muralidhar will announce whether section 377 IPC could be 'read down' to decriminalize private consensual sex between adults of the same sex.

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A human 02 Jul 2009 05:59 pm

Culture changes with time . No one can stop a culture from changing.It evolves and strengthens with time. Homosexuality is not against any culture. It is our short comings ,selfishness and hypocrisy that we dont look beyond our own needs and orientation. Science has proved that homosexuality is not a preference but an orientation. Homosexuality exists in animals too. Who decides what's natural and unnatural? When what we do has been named as natural by us , we do not have any right to call what others do different as unnatural. Homosexuality is as old as the existance of man. No one can suppress the truth. It can only be delayed by resistance and non-acceptance. We need to look around and help others to be their true selves. In India most homosexuals live a dual life. They marry and have kids and live a life of lie till they die. We have such people in our family and our neighborhood. We should look beyond ourselves and help others lead a life of truth. Be a human in the true sense of the word.