IPC Section 377 was decriminalized on 6th September 2018 as the Supreme Court of India unanimously ruled in Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union of India case on the grounds that criminalizing consensual sexual acts between two adults in privacy violates article 14, 15, 19, and 20 of the Indian Constitution. On 24th May 2021, the …
According to homophobic Indians, Homosexuality is a concept of Western culture, whereas in reality homophobia is a concept of west. Because, Section 377 was enacted in the Indian Penal Code by the britishers. Even after the monumental judgment of decriminalization of Section 377 by the apex court, there is still stigma surrounding the lgbtq community. …
To be honest, people are downright confused about sex and sexuality, especially in India. Gender identity is very much different from sexual orientation. Binary genders and transgenders tell about sex, while being gay, lesbian, pan, etc tell about sexuality. People often get confused and thus cannot differentiate between these two separate categories. In India, to …