Indian supreme court decriminalises homosexuality
Source: The Guardian
India’s supreme court has decriminalised homosexual sex acts in a landmark judgment for gay rights.
A five-judge bench of the country’s highest court ruled on Thursday that a 160-year old law banning sex “against the order of nature” amounted to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and was unconstitutional.
“Sexual orientation is one of the many natural phenomena,” said the Indian chief justice, Dipak Mishra, in his decision. “Any discrimination on basis of sexual orientation amounts to violation of fundamental rights.”
“History owes an apology to members of the community for the delay in ensuring their rights,” wrote another judge on the bench, Indu Malhotra.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/06/indian-supreme-court-decriminalises-homosexuality
In a country of over a billion people, this is a major step forward for humanity.
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