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Court Overturns India’s Gay Sex BanPosted on Jul 2, 2009
Homosexual relations between consenting adults are no longer considered criminal in India, thanks to a court ruling that overturned a long-standing federal law. The BBC rounded up some reactions from Indian citizens after news of the judgment broke around the country.
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By RAE, July 2 at 3:47 pm #
Maurya, a student wrote: “There is no homosexuality in India…”
Oh yes there is. I don’t know what you’ve been “studying” but it isn’t FACT or the RESEARCH LITERATURE.
Just for starters… homosexuality is a NORMAL occurrence throughout the animal kingdom (yup… that includes Indians last time I checked). Oh sure, same-sex relationships are EXPRESSED differently from culture to culture… some are open and honest as in some places in the “west” - others secretive and dishonest as, I guess, in India.
But don’t panic Maurya - there won’t be a rush to join the homosexuals now that it’s legal to be honest in your country. A person either IS homo or heterosexual (or somewhere inbetween) - it’s NOT A CHOICE (did YOU choose YOUR sexuality?)... but whatever a person’s preference now it isn’t going to change just because some court makes it legal or illegal for that matter. As the song says… “I AM WHAT I AM.”
So try educating yourself on the topic - by reading factual literature, not by listening to those as ignorant as you on the subject.
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