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Indian Supreme Court: Homosexuality Is A Criminal Offense
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http:// timesof india.i ndiatim es.com/ india/H omosexu ality-i s-crimi nal-off ence-Su preme-C ourt-ru les/art iclesho w/27208 873.cms
The Indian Supreme Court has overturned a 2009 ruling which decriminialized same-sex sexual activity.
Do you think this is a fair ruling, considering that this is what the letter of the law as it stands actually says, or should the court simply have upheld the 2009 ruling?
Parliament is entitled to amend or remove Section 377 - do you think they are likely to do so easily or will it be another difficult fight?
Oh, and surprise surprise...
"Those in favour of the Delhi HC verdict and those opposed to it are divided on religious considerations. While liberal organizations, including NGOs advocating LGBT rights, are supporting the HC decision, those opposed to it are mainly from religious groups belonging to Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities"
While this is a hangover from the (Christian) Raj, it's as usual India's religious communities who are the enemies of civilization.
The Indian Supreme Court has overturned a 2009 ruling which decriminialized same-sex sexual activity.
Do you think this is a fair ruling, considering that this is what the letter of the law as it stands actually says, or should the court simply have upheld the 2009 ruling?
Parliament is entitled to amend or remove Section 377 - do you think they are likely to do so easily or will it be another difficult fight?
Oh, and surprise surprise...
"Those in favour of the Delhi HC verdict and those opposed to it are divided on religious considerations. While liberal organizations, including NGOs advocating LGBT rights, are supporting the HC decision, those opposed to it are mainly from religious groups belonging to Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities"
While this is a hangover from the (Christian) Raj, it's as usual India's religious communities who are the enemies of civilization.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It seemed to me to be a legal ruling rather than a moral one. The statement seems to be that it's for Parliament, the democratic part of any state, to change the law, rather than the judges. And unfortunately the law is out-of-date, and needs replacing. I think we all hope that it does change. Probably not any time soon, though.
I think the best summary is "fair, but unfortunate".
I think the best summary is "fair, but unfortunate".
I'm all for considering and respecting views, to the point where such views if personal aren't imposed on anyone else. That is surely the issue here. India is a more religious country. That's fine -- or at least shouldn't be a problem -- but then they take that religion, a personal choice, and force their own morals on others. That is not fine, not even close, and while in the end the resolution of this is an Indian matter, we are well within our rights and perhaps even duties to protest strongly. We owe it to those who may suffer because of this law to do what little we can to help persuade the Indian People and Government to change it.
But jim, although you may think the law will change things it won't. In fact, introduce an unpopular law and it could have quite the reverse affect.
This is a different culture, they simply wont abide by the law and in remote area's probably kill people.
Education is required to change attitudes is required but that does not happen overnight. The UK went through a prolonged period of change and that will have to be the case with other Nations, especially extreme religous ones where it may tak many generations.
This is a different culture, they simply wont abide by the law and in remote area's probably kill people.
Education is required to change attitudes is required but that does not happen overnight. The UK went through a prolonged period of change and that will have to be the case with other Nations, especially extreme religous ones where it may tak many generations.
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