{"id":238484,"date":"2023-04-18T20:23:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T14:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=238484"},"modified":"2023-04-19T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T08:36:47","slug":"same-sex-marriage-the-only-natural-and-just-way-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/same-sex-marriage-the-only-natural-and-just-way-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Same-sex marriage: The only natural and just way forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S<\/strong>ource<\/strong>: The post is based on the following articles<\/p>\n

\u201cSame-sex marriage: The only natural and just way forward\u201d <\/b>published in\u00a0the\u00a0Indian Express <\/b>on\u00a018th April 2023<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSame-sex marriage is a \u2018mere urban elitist view\u2019: Government to SC\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>The Hindu <\/b>on 18th April 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Syllabus<\/strong>: GS \u2013 2: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>\u2013 Issues related to same-sex marriages<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>: The<\/span>\u00a0Supreme<\/span>\u00a0Court<\/span>\u00a0received<\/span>\u00a0petitions<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0allow<\/span>\u00a0same-sex<\/span>\u00a0marriage<\/span>\u00a0under<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Special<\/span>\u00a0Marriage<\/span>\u00a0Act.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the case and Centre\u2019s affidavit on legalising Same-sex marriages in India\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Read here:\u00a0Same-sex marriages can rock societal values: Centre<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What are the arguments in support of the centre position against same-sex marriages?<\/h2>\n

Government argued that if the court allows same sex marriage, it would amount to the \u201cjudicial creation of a social institution called \u2018marriage\u2019 of a different kind than contemplated in the existing law\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, fundamental rights like the right to choose one\u2019s sexual orientation as well as the right to privacy have already been protected under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hence, any further creation of rights, recognition of relationships and giving legal sanctity to such relationships can be done only by the competent legislature and not by judicial adjudication.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more: Same-sex marriages: A matter for Parliament<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What are the issues in the centre\u2019s affidavit on legalising same-sex marriages?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Read here:\u00a0About legalising same-sex marriages: Inaction and intervention: On the handling of social issues<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What is the stand of different organizations on same sex marriage?<\/h2>\n

The Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has supported the petition saying that same-sex family units are \u201cnormal\u201d and that the government should intervene in taking steps to encourage such family units.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently, the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) came in support of the same-sex family units arguing it would promote their inclusion in society.IPS stance that homosexuality is not an illness – had played a key role in the 2018 judgment that decriminalized homosexuality.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the misconceptions and reality about raising children with LGBTQIA+ couple families?<\/h2>\n

Misconceptions<\/strong>: Children growing up in families of same-sex unions will become confused about societal norms and are much more likely to become gay themselves.<\/p>\n

Reality<\/strong>: a)<\/strong> The whopping majority of gay people grow up in families of heterosexual parents, and often in conservative households, b)<\/strong> Private research on children growing up with same-sex couples found no social difficulties or specific mental health problems among children, c)<\/strong> Another research found that most gay couples were more mindful and sensitive to their children\u2019s needs and were willing to walk the extra mile as parents.<\/p>\n

What should be done?<\/h2>\n

Legalising same-sex marriage may pave the way for generations to come and become a big step towards reclaiming the diverse, multicultural, and inclusive civilisation of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Must read: Legalising Same-sex marriages in India and associated challenges\u202f\u00a0\u2013 Explained, pointwise<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the following articles \u201cSame-sex marriage: The only natural and just way forward\u201d published in\u00a0the\u00a0Indian Express on\u00a018th April 2023. \u201cSame-sex marriage is a \u2018mere urban elitist view\u2019: Government to SC\u201d published in The Hindu on 18th April 2023 Syllabus: GS \u2013 2: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the… Continue reading Same-sex marriage: The only natural and just way forward<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10311,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10500,10551,10498],"class_list":["post-238484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","tag-same-sex-marriage","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238484","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\/10311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}