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Gay pride and prejudice

SC's action on Section 377 marks the first step for LGBTQ rights

'Section 377 gone with the wind', Bollywood celebrates 'a new beginning'

As the Supreme Court decriminalised consensual homosexual sex in India, Hansal Mehta, Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin and a host of other celebrities welcomed the judgment on Twitter

Section 377 verdict is another victory for Anjali Gopalan in a long crusade

As a pioneer in the field of HIV prevention and care in India and founder of Naz India Foundation, Gopalan's early grouse against Section 377 was simple

Section 377 read down: When lovers of liberty rose to the occasion

Five years later, 6.9.2018 would go down as the high-water mark, of one modern India's most well-documented struggles

Meet Navtej Johar, the man who fought to get Section 377 scrapped

The legal team for the five petitioners was led by Menaka Guruswamy, Saurabh Kirpal, Arundhati Katju, Neeha Nagpal and Pritha Srikumar

India Inc ready to make workplace more inclusive for LGBT individuals

The advertising fraternity is already ahead of the curve when it comes to making the workplace friendly and fair for LGBT individuals

Section 377: Full text of SC's judgement on decriminalising homosexuality

The court also partly struck down Section 377 as violative of the right to equality

Gay sex now legal in India; Supreme Court strikes down section 377

Section 377 was modelled after the 16th century Buggery Act of Britain

India joins 25 nations where gay sex is legal after SC's historic judgment

Indian equal rights activists have undertaken a long and arduous journey to decriminalise same sex relationships

Supreme Court rules it's not a crime to be a homosexual in India anymore

CJI Misra quoted Schopenhauer, JS Mill and others on the freedom and liberty of an individual

History owes apology to LGBT persons for discrimination: Key points SC made

A five-judge constitution bench concurred on the matter and presented their opinion with various philosophical and constitutional rationale

SC judgement on Section 377 today; A look at the history of the archaic law

Amish Tripathi, a noted Indian mythologist, argues Section 377 does not reflect the traditional Indian attitude towards sex

Supreme Court likely to pronounce its verdict on Section 377 tomorrow

The verdict assumes significance as in the earlier round of litigation in 2013 the Supreme Court had reversed the Delhi High Court ruling decriminalising homosexuality

Section 377: Why its abrogation should vest with Parliament, not the courts

Since it was the Parliament under Nehru that ruled on Hindu Code Bills, it is the right forum to repeal Section 377; Further, the Supreme Court itself has twice iterated its authority on personal law

Section 377: India's battle with colonial-era law for same-sex love

A colonial-era law that criminalizes homosexual sex is viewed by many as a blot on the idea of India as a liberal democracy

Hearing on Section 377 concludes; Supreme Court reserves judgement

Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas seeking decriminalisation of homosexuality

BJP's janus-headed stand on LGBTQ

The Modi government's position on Section 377 reveals its pusillanimity and confused thinking

A queer-friendly locator sends a strong message to an insensitive society

A much-needed queer-friendly locator of health- and legal-aid professionals launches just ahead of the Supreme Court's hearings on Section 377

Social stigma will go if criminality of gay sex under Section 377 goes: SC

A five-judge constitution bench of SC, hearing petitions seeking decriminalisation of Section 377 of the IPC, said discrimination against LGBTQ people has also adversely impacted their mental health

No objection if Supreme Court deals with validity of Section 377: Centre

ASG Tushar Mehta representing Centre said that somebody might come up with a demand to marry a sibling if the right to choose a sexual partner is declared fundamental right