Tag: Section 377
SUPREME COURT ADMITS CURATIVE PETITION ON SECTION 377, REFERS IT TO 5 JUDGE BENCH
In a huge victory for LGBT Rights, Supreme Court referred the curative petition on Section 377 to a larger 5 judge constitutional bench. Mr. Kapil Sibal appeared on behalf of Voices Against 377. The matter was heard by three senior most judges of the court, including Chief Justice TS Thakur in an open court and the bench today agreed that the case needed to be relooked at … Continue reading SUPREME COURT ADMITS CURATIVE PETITION ON SECTION 377, REFERS IT TO 5 JUDGE BENCH
Bhopal against 377
On 15th December, 2013 a protest was organised by groups in Bhopal against the Supreme Court ruling upholding IPC Section 377. A statement was released and read out by various people participating in the protest. See it at- Continue reading Bhopal against 377
Life for Gay People After Supreme Court’s Ban
This post is commentary. I have been judged and pronounced guilty by a group of people who know nothing of me. My crime is wanting to love, to live and exist with dignity and equality without fear. The Supreme Court’s ugly, unfair judgment Wednesday tells me that my love for another human being is illegal. The Constitution gave us the right to be equal. In … Continue reading Life for Gay People After Supreme Court’s Ban
How Can Rape Be ‘Natural’? – Kavita Krishnan
The Raghavji case should generate new laws, not homophobic jokes from politicians Charges of sexual assault, rape, sexual exploitation, or sex-for-favours against political leaders are pretty common. Sexual violence, after all, is about power, not desire. And who has more power than MPs, MLAs and leaders from the country’s ruling parties? So what’s new in the Raghavji case that hasn’t already been seen in the … Continue reading How Can Rape Be ‘Natural’? – Kavita Krishnan
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