The Polics of Gay Rights India - WSJ

Contents:

• IS GAY MARRIAGE LEGAL INDIA?
• GAY UPL INDIA ASK SUPREME COURT TO LEGALISE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
• GAY MARRIAGES IN INDIA: LEGAL RECOGNITION OF SAME SEX BY LAW
• THE POLICS OF GAY RIGHTS INDIA

IS GAY MARRIAGE LEGAL INDIA?

On Monday, the Supreme Court of India said a five-judge bench will start hearg fal arguments over grantg legal regnn to same-sex marriag on April 18, proceedgs of which will be livtreamed on s webse and the urt l favour of legalizg same-sex marriage, will be a landmark moment for LGBTQ people India and the entire majory of the 32 untri and terrori that have already enacted marriage equaly laws are the Ameris and Europe — and, when to relign, are predomantly Christian — so a posive oute India uld fluence laws elsewhere the the seChakraborty and Dang were one of two upl who ially petned the Supreme Court to change the law — the other is Parth Phiroze Mehrotra and Uday Raj Anand, a gay uple New Delhi — but the number of petners has sce grown, and the Supreme Court has also transferred several s om other high urts, cludg those Delhi and petn argu that India's Special Marriage Act, 1954 should allow same-sex upl to have the same legal right to marriage as oppose sex upl and that nyg them that right vlat several articl of India's Special Marriage Act solemniz marriage outsi of the relign or fah of eher spoe, as opposed to unns registered unr laws related to relig unns, such as the Hdu Marriage Act, It HappensTennsee law rtrictg drag is the 1st of many such proposed bills the U.

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

Sgapore to repeal lonial-era law banng sex between menPri celebratns happeng war-torn Kharkiv as LGBTQ muny fights for rights"The urts are not bound by popular opn, " said Shep Sgh, the founr and director of the Indian onle LGBTQ magaze Gaylaxy.

"WATCH | LGBTQ muny India marks 2018 crimalizatn of homosexualy: Gay sex ban overturned IndiaCBC News spoke to members of the Indo-Canadian muny to fd out what the historic lg means to of rights brgs bra draPolil and societal chang haven't happened quickly enough for many LGBTQ Indians, who have opted to rettle more progrsive untri.

Conservative phback expectedA urt cisn allowg same-sex marriage is not likely to benef everyone the same way, utned Sgh, of the magaze Gaylaxy. "Shep Sgh, the founr and director of the Indian onle LGBTQ magaze Gaylaxy, says a urt cisn allowg same-sex marriage is not likely to benef everyone the same way, pecially women who are poor. (Submted by Shep Sgh)Women, pecially those who are poor, face different stggl Indian society, Sgh said, while men "whether gay or straight, they have a lot of leeway.

GAY MARRIAGES IN INDIA: LEGAL RECOGNITION OF SAME SEX BY LAW

Nobody n ignore the ongog bat makg gay marriage legal India, but the Apex Court has tly broken taboo about homosexual relatnships.

While one of the landmark judgement 2018, much need and long pendg even, crimalised Sectn 377; people are still unclear on the qutn - "Is gay marriage legal India now? We'll also be tellg you all about the first legal gay marriage India along wh how other untri see gay marriage & which untri has been legalised.

THE POLICS OF GAY RIGHTS INDIA

Over the years, many people have wrten var articl on gay marriage legal India or not, sce the topic has always been so sensive. It do not affect the heterosexual muny: There are a lot of people who have this mental block that by legalizg gay marriag, will have some sort of negative impact on the heterosexual muny. In the se of makg gay marriage legal India, which is a problem of a siar nature, one will basilly allow the eedom to choose his/her partner.

Acceptg society: The first legal gay marriage India has will surely brg a new change the society, bee 'll bee more acceptable to the society bee people will eely exprs their tert towards same-sex. An Increase the Rate of Adoptn: Legalisg gay marriage will also help the crease of adoptn rate bee there are a whole lot of adoptn agenci discrimatg agast the LGBT Communy.