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• INDIA’S TOP URT CRIMALIZ GAY SEX LANDMARK LG
• GAY UPL INDIA ASK SUPREME COURT TO LEGALISE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
• EXPLAED | HOW WE GOT HERE: A BRIEF HISTORY OF LGBT RIGHTS AND LAWS INDIAFROM ANCIENT INDIA TO THE 21ST CENTURY, THE LGBT MUNY HAS FOUND REPRENTATN, FACED OPPRSN MANY FORMS.VISHNU GOPATHPUBLISHED: 06 SEP 2022, 12:39 PM ISTEXPLAERS6 M READISHARE THE QUT DAILY

INDIA’S TOP URT CRIMALIZ GAY SEX LANDMARK LG

A landmark judgment by India’s hight urt has overturned a lonial-era law that crimaliz nsensual gay sex, a hard-fought victory for the LGBTQ muny. The urt verdict is a major tone for LGBTQ-intifyg people across the untry, where homosexualy remas a social taboo and gay people face enmic discrimatn.

” India jos 17 Commonwealth natns that have overturned laws crimalizg homosexualy, a legacy left behd most of the natns by the former Brish lonial lers. ” The lg may also help dismantle the stigma attached to HIV and AIDS among gay men as the law imped many om seekg the medil re they need.

New Delhi’s High Court crimalized homosexualy among nsentg adults 2009, only to be later overturned by the untry’s Supreme Court 2012, followg appeals om relig groups.

GAY UPL INDIA ASK SUPREME COURT TO LEGALISE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

“I thought this would send a msage to people ral areas as they would likely take the word of a scientist who is livg as an openly-gay man. He says spreadg awarens to remote areas is a major hurdle as a majory of people the regns nsir homosexualy a disease, or at bt, a phase. Even though Hdu and Mlim groups cid to stand back and not legally challenge the petn, members om all relig groups have vociferoly fend their anti-gay stand speech and media appearanc.

However, is a socially nservative untry and the suatn wh LGBT rights India has been changg que rapidly, wh progrs and setbacks happeng every few years; so ’s unrstandable that gay travellers might wonr whether ’s the bt statn for them to choose. In a landmark judgement on 6 September 2018, India’s Supreme Court led to crimalize gay sex, somethg LGBT activists had been battlg for for 20 years. This is excellent news for gay travellers, although they should be aware that might take a b longer for attus to tch up.

EXPLAED | HOW WE GOT HERE: A BRIEF HISTORY OF LGBT RIGHTS AND LAWS INDIAFROM ANCIENT INDIA TO THE 21ST CENTURY, THE LGBT MUNY HAS FOUND REPRENTATN, FACED OPPRSN MANY FORMS.VISHNU GOPATHPUBLISHED: 06 SEP 2022, 12:39 PM ISTEXPLAERS6 M READISHARE THE QUT DAILY

Until September 2018 those ught engagg homosexual sex uld be punished by up to 10 years prison unr Sectn 377 of the penal , a haner om the Brish Empire Victorian tim. Although was not often ed to arrt, the law was regularly ed to timidate and reprs the gay muny and LGBT rights India were mimal. The historic cisn September 2018 clud not only crimalisatn but also an apology to the gay muny and was weled by the LGBT muny India and beyond.

Luckily, there are activists and mpaigners fightg for more visibily and acceptance for the gay muny and for more tn schools. Even before the change law, gay travellers uld feel nfint that a trip to India would be safe and enjoyable, if they were aware of their surroundgs and were reful about public displays of affectn. As many non-gay-iendly untri, tourists and travellers tend to be exempt om the same prsur as lols (although, havg said that, the Pk Rupee tourism market has been growg for a while).

In any se, the hope is that now gay sex has been crimalized, full acceptance and prehensive LGBT rights India – pl all the fun eedoms attached – are sure to follow. For the time beg, avoidg public displays of affectn is advised, which is the se for homosexual and heterosexual upl socially nservative unti anyway. Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore all have (relatively speakg) thrivg gay scen which hopefully will ntue to thrive wh legal protectn.

For a more relaxed trip, plac like Kerala and Goa are chilled areas where people are likely to let gay travellers do their thg and there are some gay-iendly acmodatn optns. It do not mean people will not be iendly, but gay travellers should be more aware of their behavur and stay tune wh the surroundgs.

As discsed above, the gay tourism market, both lol and ternatnal, is beg creasgly lucrative for hotels and tour operators and so staff are beg traed to be more open md. It’s worth ntactg them before arrival and askg if they’ll accept a gay uple; any se, there are unlikely to be any problems. Private apartments are also a great optn for gay travellers who like a more timate atmosphere and their space when travellg.

Apart om the many magil thgs there are to do for all visors to India, there are also plenty of gay events happeng throughout the year. Although there are some gay nights the bigger ci, there is not (yet) a gay nightlife on the sle of Bangkok or even Tokyo. Mumbai, as the enomic pal, and Bangalore, wh s ternatnal and young populatn, naturally lend themselv to gay meet-ups and anisatns arrangg events.

Potential gay travellers n search onle for gay groups for the ci they are planng to vis and e them to fd out what’s happeng. We have put together a list of our favoure gay hook up apps to e while travelg, but you might also want to bsh up on your gay sna etiquette if you want some simple, steamy fun….

The untry at the moment is a fascatg statn for gay travellers, not jt bee ’s a fascatg statn generally but bee of the changg nature of LGBT rights India. Gay travellers will still need to be aware of how ral the areas they are visg are, what the potential attus might be and how to adjt their behavur acrdgly. However, what India needs currently is support and visibily om the LGBT muny and if feels safe, perhaps bigger and more liberal ci, gay travellers n feel more relaxed to be themselv.