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HC verdict makes India 127th country legalising gay sex

New Delhi: With Delhi High Court legalising gay sex, India became the 127th country in the world to decriminalise homosexuality while 80 nations still consider it as an offence. The process of legal sanction to homosexual acts began in 1989 when Denmark became the first country to grant a status on a par ....Read more

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nonglangBy: anselm | Thursday , 2 Jul '09 22:34:43 PM Reply | Forward i apppreciate the court for its stand on equality but i have compassion on the gays for their unnatural behaveour i don't condemn them, i petty them.

Guarded freedom,By: Aali shan | Thursday , 2 Jul '09 21:01:17 PM Reply | Forward Societies are ruled by tradition and culture and homosexuality is against this all. It will stop the human development and progress, the purpose of life will be lost. Freedom should be governed by rules. A beautiful garden has beauty because of its walls; if it is left open it will become heap of garbage.

Welcome development.. but a word of caution.......By: Jay | Thursday , 2 Jul '09 20:45:15 PM Reply | Forward It’s a welcome development, long overdue. I am a bit worried how our law makers will behave after this judgment. Almost all religious fundamentalists from Hindu, Muslim, Christians and many others will oppose legalization of homosexuality. I hope our policy makers will not succumb to the pressure from religious bigots and change the law, as they did for caste based reservation under pressure from caste based political parties. We need to remember that courts only implement the law; and the law are created by our politicians.

Section 377By: Mohan Sharma | Thursday , 2 Jul '09 20:10:01 PM Reply | Forward I feel pity on those who are praising this verdict. Would they allow such happenings and associations in their own family? If they have even slightest hesitation, they should rethink about this.secondly, our country is full of social, communal anamolies where law should interfere and be enforced in true sense. This is an unnecessary interference in natural system. Even if any such rare case do come in notice, our society must be developed and open to reform such deformities rather than allow this openly or hide it condeminigly.I think there is nothing to appreciate about this verdict. We must refrain copying west for this so called modernism where family values are eroding and family break up is order of the day. A directionless generation has developed which has resulted in mental and economical stress. We in India must feel lucky where still majority people are out of stress or mental strain, particularly village and small towns. City life is becoming 'hell' day by day.

unnecessaryBy: kc | Thursday , 2 Jul '09 19:56:32 PM Reply | Forward there was no need for a court to act upon 377. It should have been taken down years ago if our leaders were working to serve people. There is no discrimination against any person considered gay in India. And for all people out there considering this a progressive decision, wake up. We never were backlogged on civil rights, straight or gay and therefore there is no need to hail this as some kind of a US courts' civil rights decisions.

Its goodBy: John | Thursday , 2 Jul '09 19:42:59 PM Reply | Forward Even though personally I do not like the idea of homosexuality, it is inevitable to have equality amongst everybody irrespective of any religion or gender or sexual orientation. I am happy that our legal system becomes more scientific.

finally ...By: vishal | Thursday , 2 Jul '09 19:29:57 PM Reply | Forward Great job high court. This judgement is the right step towards creating a progressive modern India. I am just worried now about the usual self proclaimed guardians of public morality like VHP and RSS and the muslim organization taking up a stance against this judgement.

The First turning point.By: Mahalakshmi | Thursday , 2 Jul '09 19:09:32 PM Reply | Forward This is a turning point for India. Its the first step taken into becoming an Open- Minded country. So what if some people are different and have different attractions? They are after all human beings just like all others. They have emotions too. They should be respected and not discriminated. I believe that this verdict is a great step to opening our minds and country to the entire world. We are becoming more broad minded. This is definitely for the good. Many developments and other further improvements are bound to start off with this kind of open minded decisions. I'm so proud and wish all the people who had a hard time not being allowed to be who they really are. I'm proud of all of you. Its your time to really live your life now. Live it up friends.

WonderfulBy: Laks | Thursday , 2 Jul '09 19:06:32 PM Reply | Forward Finally. Congrats India. Its a landmark ruling. To all those people who is opposing this: What grown up adults do in their bedroom with consent is none of your business! If you think it is against religion, there is nothing about condemning homosexuality in the bible (yes, nothing) or in the hindu texts. So, just be a good citizen and rejoice in the fact that all Indian citizens are getting equal rights.

IdioticBy: jks | Thursday , 2 Jul '09 18:48:38 PM Reply | Forward Its so pathetic on the part of media that everyone from their community wants to go extra miles to show they are so much advanced by letting people know how much they support gays.

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