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Gay rights: The struggle through the years in India

New Delhi: Gay marriages have caught up with Indian society as the world changes around.   No doubt in the past 50 years, social life has been under continuous change with the introduction of globalization.  'Gay

India TV News Desk Updated on: December 11, 2013 15:18 IST
gay rights the struggle through the years in india
gay rights the struggle through the years in india

New Delhi: Gay marriages have caught up with Indian society as the world changes around.   


No doubt in the past 50 years, social life has been under continuous change with the introduction of globalization.  

'Gay or same sex marriages'; is one of those topics which has come up often for discussion.

India is no exception to this but as a country which has a significant cultural history; this question shall be investigated from many aspects.  

Homosexual intercourse was a criminal offence until 2009 under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.  

The Delhi High Court ruled in Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi that Section 377 and other legal prohibitions against private, adult, consensual, and non-commercial same-sex conduct to be in direct violation of fundamental rights provided by the Indian Constitution.

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