India’s Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era ban on gay sex in India at the centre of years of legal battles.

“The law had become a weapon for harassment for the LGBT community,” Chief Justice Dipak Misra said as he announced the landmark verdict.

Section 377 of the Indian penal code, enacted by British rulers in 1861, banned “carnal intercourse against the order of nature”.

Activists had been fighting the ban since the 1990s, suffering several court reverses before Thursday’s verdict which sparked celebrations among lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender groups across the vast South Asian nation.

Members of the LGBT community hugged each other and cried as news of the verdict spread.

“I am speechless! It’s taken a long time to come but finally I can say I am free and I have equal rights as others,” said Rama Vij, a college student who wore a rainbow scarf.

Gay sex has long been taboo in conservative India — particularly in rural areas where homophobia is widespread.

The Delhi High Court decriminalised gay sex in 2009, but the Supreme Court reinstated legal sanctions in 2014 after a successful appeal by religious groups.

According to official data, 2,187 cases under Section 377 were registered in 2016 under the category of “unnatural offences”.

Seven people were convicted and 16 acquitted.

https://lailasnews.com/supreme-court-ends-ban-on-gay-sex-in-india/

Chai.....wahala don enter India be that ooo.....anyways FTC

A moment of silence for India

Why are people so homophobic? If someone decides how they are going to live their life without it affecting the next person in anyway why is it a problem? If you think their way of life is a bad example dissociate your self from them, don't throw stones. There are a lot of evil people in the world and being homosexual Ain't one of them.
Would you rather have some who terrorize lives and properties as a friend or neighbor to a simple homosexual? Apply sense Biko
Peace is necessary

Rip India

The world is ending soon y'all should give your life to Christ.


I spit on India


I spit on LGBT


I spit on all form of evil


I spit on corrupt Nigeria politicians


I spit on this shit hole

Hmmm.. India

Humans are funny.



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badbros:
Why are people so homophobic? If someone decides how they are going to live their life without it affecting the next person in anyway why is it a problem? If you think their way of life is a bad example dissociate your self from them, don't throw stones. There are a lot of evil people in the world and being homosexual Ain't one of them.
Would you rather have some who terrorize lives and properties as a friend or neighbor to a simple homosexual? Apply sense Biko
Peace is necessary

You are the smartest person on this thread


Nigerians are so daft.

Ok

badbros:
Why are people so homophobic? If someone decides how they are going to live their life without it affecting the next person in anyway why is it a problem? If you think their way of life is a bad example dissociate your self from them, don't throw stones. There are a lot of evil people in the world and being homosexual Ain't one of them.
Would you rather have some who terrorize lives and properties as a friend or neighbor to a simple homosexual? Apply sense Biko
Peace is necessary

But it affects people. I don't want to exchange pleasantries with gay guys and they suddenly get a vibe for me.

For the judge to have legalise gay in India, he or she must have been long involve in gay b4

smh

It can reduce the number of rape over there

What would Buddha say?

Wow....

Bie gya

Princeofnigeria:
The world is ending soon y'all should give your life to Christ.


I spit on India


I spit on LGBT


I spit on all form of evil


I spit on corrupt Nigeria politicians


I spit on this shit hole

Nigerians and double standards...

If we check now you be yahoo boy

badbros:
Why are people so homophobic? If someone decides how they are going to live their life without it affecting the next person in anyway why is it a problem? If you think their way of life is a bad example dissociate your self from them, don't throw stones. There are a lot of evil people in the world and being homosexual Ain't one of them.
Would you rather have some who terrorize lives and properties as a friend or neighbor to a simple homosexual? Apply sense Biko
Peace is necessary

I spit on your grave

This is Highly Ungodly, and Unnatural. May It never happen in Nigeria,

India has join bad gang

Where is Bobrisky

Princeofnigeria:
I spit on your grave

I spit on yours too

Congrats to them

Live and let live