{"id":115219,"date":"2021-06-28T18:20:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T12:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=115219"},"modified":"2021-06-28T18:20:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T12:50:11","slug":"on-the-margins-with-full-equality-still-out-of-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/on-the-margins-with-full-equality-still-out-of-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"On the margins with full equality still out of reach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Relevance:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The LGBTQ+ community is one of the\u00a0most\u00a0vulnerable\u00a0sections in India and mainstreaming them is a great challenge.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Synopsis<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The global <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/lgbt-community-cheerful-after-supreme-court-ruling-on-right-to-privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBTQ+ community<\/a> marched ahead after the 1970s. But in India, it was not the case.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Despite the Constitution focus on liberation, the marginalised segments such as LGBTQ+ did not receive enough attention so far.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is section 377?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalized homosexuality. This Section was introduced in 1861 during the British rule in India,\u00a0modeled\u00a0on the Buggery Act of 1533.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Navtej Singh Johar &amp; Ors. vs Union of India (2018) case<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0The Supreme Court ruled that the criminalization of consensual homosexual sex, under Section 377 between adults was\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">unconstitutional,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">irrational, indefensible, and manifestly arbitrary.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">However, Section 377 remains in force for sex with minors, non-consensual sexual acts, and bestiality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Other significant judgements on Section 377<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi [2009]\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is a landmark Indian case of the Delhi High Court. It held that treating consensual homosexual sex between adults as a crime is a violation of fundamental rights.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">As a result of the ruling, homosexual acts between consenting adults are no longer illegal in India.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The court also held that\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Section 377 offended the guarantee of equality enshrined in Article 14<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of the Constitution, because it creates an unreasonable classification and targets homosexuals as a class<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Suresh Kumar\u00a0Koushal\u00a0vs. Naz Foundation [2013]:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">In this case, the SC overturned the previous judgment by Delhi HC 2009 and reinstated Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Outcomes after these Judgement:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">These judgments have provided a launch pad for the LGBTQ+ jurisprudence and queer liberation movement in India.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Despite the judgments of the Supreme Court, full equality is still not provided to the LGBTQ+ community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Union of India has recently\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">opposed any move to accord legal sanction to same-sex marriages<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The government states that,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">decriminalisation\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">of Section 377\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">does not automatically translate into a fundamental right<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0for same sex couples to marry.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Why India needs to allow Same Sex marriages?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As of 2021, same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognised in 29 countries. Indian society and the state should synchronise themselves with changing trends. For example, the United Kingdom passed the \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/need-to-enact-siras-act-on-the-lines-of-alan-turing-law\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alan Turing law<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d\u00a0in\u00a02017 to outlaw homosexual acts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Suggestions<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Eliminating the stigma associated with LGBTQ+ community through the mass media and the official channels. Further, School and university students too should be sensitised about the diversity of sexuality.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Amending Article 15<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: Article 15 secures the citizens from every sort of discrimination by the state, on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth or any of them. India should amend the article to include\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">discrimination based on sexual orientation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">In May 1996, South Africa became the first country to constitutionally prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/marriage-rights-of-the-lgbtqia-community\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Marriage Rights of the LGBTQIA+ community<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/madras-high-court-guidelines-for-mainstreaming-lgbtiqa-community\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Madras High Court guidelines for mainstreaming LGBTIQA+ community<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"13\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/need-to-ban-the-conversion-therapy-of-the-lgbtqia-community\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Need to ban the Conversion therapy of the LGBTQIA+ community<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=GU08N8EGQ.1&amp;imageview=0\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Hindu<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance:\u00a0The LGBTQ+ community is one of the\u00a0most\u00a0vulnerable\u00a0sections in India and mainstreaming them is a great challenge.\u00a0 Synopsis:\u00a0 The global LGBTQ+ community marched ahead after the 1970s. But in India, it was not the case.\u00a0Despite the Constitution focus on liberation, the marginalised segments such as LGBTQ+ did not receive enough attention so far.\u00a0\u00a0 What is section&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/on-the-margins-with-full-equality-still-out-of-reach\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">On the margins with full equality still out of reach<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,8043,9],"tags":[212,8272,8273,8274],"class_list":["post-115219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-current-affairs-cat","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-lgbtq","tag-navtej-singh-johar-case","tag-naz-foundation-case","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700784627,"cached_date":1704750859},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}