A gay uple got married a tradnal weddg ceremony Kolkata on July 3. This is wng hearts across the natn. Fashn signer, Abhishek Ray and digal marketg expert, Chaanya Sharma exchanged maral vows and tied the knot a Hdu ceremony. A lol prit chanted mantras and nducted the ruals. They also had a prted rd outsi the venue which picted ritur of the two. The rd drew attentn om many.
Contents:
- GAY UPLE GETS MARRIED KOLKATA; PICTUR TAKE TER BY STORM
- GAY UPLE TI THE KNOT A TRADNAL CEREMONY
- 'WE DO': GAY COUPLE KOLKATA PULLS OUT ALL STOPS GRAND WEDDG CEREMONY
- KOLKATA: GAY UPLE TI THE KNOT TRADNAL WEDDG CEREMONY
- GAY UPLE TI THE KNOT PRENCE OF FAY MEMBERS KOLKATA, WEDDG PICTUR GO VIRAL
- GAY UPLE TI THE KNOT KOLKATA, SAYS ‘LOVE ALWAYS WS’
- DPE SOCIAL MARRIAGE, GAY UPL STILL YEARN FOR LEGAL RIGHTS
- FROM MANTRA TO VARMALA, TRADN L AT GAY UPLE’S KOLKATA ‘WE DO’ MOMENT
GAY UPLE GETS MARRIED KOLKATA; PICTUR TAKE TER BY STORM
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When Kolkata’s Abhishek Ray exchanged maral vows wh his Gurgaon-based partner Chaanya Sharma at a cy banquet on Sunday, the Cy of Joy wnsed s first gay weddg. From gaye holud, asirbad, mehendi and sangeet to saat pheras, malabodol and khoi porono, a lol prit nducted the weddg as per Bengali ruals. Although the Supreme Court crimalised homosexualy 2018, same-sex upl nnot get their marriage legally registered.
Sectn 377 allows gay upl to be together, ” said Abhishek, addg, “In a social weddg, is not jt two people gettg married, but is about two fai g together. Gay marriag might not be legal, but dog this social event wh loved on is important to celebrate our love. I gus this is the first gay weddg Kolkata and I hope this is followed by several such marriag and be as natural and normal as any other weddg.
GAY UPLE TI THE KNOT A TRADNAL CEREMONY
”Hope this enurag gay upl to enjoy life eelyChaanya, who was holdg his partner’s hand throughout the ceremony, had revealed his sexual orientatn to his fay 2016. The uple eventually plans to settle abroad to live a more gay-iendly environment.
'WE DO': GAY COUPLE KOLKATA PULLS OUT ALL STOPS GRAND WEDDG CEREMONY
Unfortunately, the l, regulatns and laws don’t allow gay upl to adopt children. He said, “It’s not every day that you get to wns a same-sex marriage or gay weddg the untry, leave alone Kolkata.
KOLKATA: GAY UPLE TI THE KNOT TRADNAL WEDDG CEREMONY
Ray and Sharma are well-aware that gay marriage is not legally regnised India and nnot be registered, but is not listed as a “crimal offence" reactn of the prit who solemnised the weddg was the most assurg for the uple. Read more: Column: Homophobia Is Not an Asian Value It’s for this reason that some activists believe India might not be ready for same-sex marriage—at least until genr and sexual orientatn discrimatn are outlawed. “There are host of other battl to be fought and won, ” says Shep Sgh, an activist and founr of Gaylaxy, a LGBTQ magaze.
“The society is not gog to sh to embrace gay marriage but that’s not what we are necsarily lookg for, ” says Srabh Kirpal, a lawyer who helped challenged the law crimalizg same-sex relatns. Jul 08, 2022, 04:05PM ISTSource: gay uple got married a tradnal weddg ceremony Kolkata on July 3.
GAY UPLE TI THE KNOT PRENCE OF FAY MEMBERS KOLKATA, WEDDG PICTUR GO VIRAL
Kolkata: A gay uple, Chean Sharrma and Abhishek Ray got married an timate and tradnal ceremony Kolkata on July 3. ” From the Haldi ceremony (gaye holud) to ashirbad, mehendi, sangeet, saat pheras, malabodol, and khoi poron, all the marriage ceremoni were nducted as per tradnal Bengali ruals by a lol uple ti the knot prence of fay members KolkataPhoto: Twter The weddg ceremony began wh Ganh sthapna the morng of July 1, followed by a tilak ceremony the eveng on the same day.
IStockThe uple claimed that even if the urt do not allow the certifite of gay marriage, no regulatn stop them om livg together.
Chean Sharrma and Abhishek Ray, a gay uple om Kolkata, recently tied the knot a tradnal weddg ceremony on July 3.
GAY UPLE TI THE KNOT KOLKATA, SAYS ‘LOVE ALWAYS WS’
TimViewLast year when Sectn 377 was repealed by a Constutn Bench of the Supreme Court, crimalized homosexualy and was an important w for LGBTQ muny.
But bee gay marriage still hasn’t been legalised, this means even s where there is social sanctn for , the uple ntu to suffer discrimatn on multiple onts – such as adoptn, herance of property, tax planng, life surance polici.
DPE SOCIAL MARRIAGE, GAY UPL STILL YEARN FOR LEGAL RIGHTS
Explag this, Delhi-based lawyer and a veteran gay rights activist Adya Bondyopadhyay says, “Such a law isn’t there India. If we want to buy a property or adopt a child, will be extremely plited here India, ” Ayaan tells vis-a-vis IndiaFor most gay upl wh foreign partners, ’s an “expensive stay” the untry.
“There was a one-off se that happened Hong Kong, where a gay uple fought for the spoe visa and won. In India, if ’s too early to accept gay marriag, they n at least start wh acceptg legal papers om those who got married other untri, ” said Sanep. But for most members of the gay muny, the rights have to be ma legal India.
The judge had also directed the thori to register a marriage between An Kumar and Sreeja, who is a transwomen have found spiratn this precence, has not yet impacted gay men or lbians wantg to get legally married India. Author Sandip Roy says, “This is obvly a big step for equaly but we should not nste as the urt is openg the door to regnisg same-sex marriage between two gay men or two lbian women.
FROM MANTRA TO VARMALA, TRADN L AT GAY UPLE’S KOLKATA ‘WE DO’ MOMENT
There is still no legal provisn to get married for the gay muny.
"A gay marriage n't get registered yet India, " Ray explaed.