Tag: Section 377

  • Legal Journey of Section 377- A Relentless Battle of Expression and Recognition

    Legal Journey of Section 377- A Relentless Battle of Expression and Recognition

    By Abhiudaya Verma, Research Associate, Policy The legal fight in Singapore against Section 377A of Singapore Penal Code, which can be called a close counterpart of the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), is set to go further. On March 30th, 2020 the High Court of Singapore dismissed the plea to declare section…

  • Homosexuality in the light of the Right to Privacy Judgement

    By Shikha Mukesh Meena, National Law University, Jodhpur. “The lamp of history destroys the darkness of ignorance” -The Mahabharata The term ‘homosexuality’ was coined in the late 19th century by a German psychologist, Karoly Maria Benkert. Homosexuality refers to sexual behaviors and desires between males or between females. Homosexuality is a social stigma which is still prevalent…

  • Marriage equality or a naturally sterile union: LGBT rights as decided upon by the Apex Court of U.S.A.

    By Anaida Kuthiala, Army Institute of Law, Mohali. A swift torrent of change rose when the U.S. Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges on 26 June, 2015 ruled, by a 5-to-4 vote that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex  marriage in all 50 states. This decision is a culmination of decades of litigation and thus…

  • Struggle for Dignity: The Voice of Queer Peripheral

    By Ankit Sharma, Siddhartha Law College, Dehradun.  “Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?”                                                                                                                                              –Ernest Gaines Should the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender collectively known as ‘THE LGBT’ community in India continue to remain in the shadow of criminality? The de-criminalisation of homosexuality…