Indiaâs Top Court Recriminalizes Gay Sex | Here & Now
IndiaâÂÂs Top Court Recriminalizes Gay Sex | Here & Now
JEREMY HOBSON, HOST:
A court ruling in India today struck a blow to gay people who have been fighting for years to live
openly in that...
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Indiaâs Top Court Recriminalizes Gay Sex | Here & Now
IndiaâÂÂs Top Court Recriminalizes Gay Sex | Here & Now
JEREMY HOBSON, HOST:
A court ruling in India today struck a blow to gay people who have been fighting for years to live
openly in that country's deeply conservative society. The Indian Supreme Court voided a lower court
ruling that had overturned a colonial-era law criminalizing homosexuality. The end result is that the
law, which makes gay sex illegal, remains in effect in India. The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder joins us
from Delhi with the latest. Sanjoy, welcome.
SANJOY MAJUMDER: Hello.
HOBSON: Well, how are people reacting to this?
MAJUMDER: Well, there's been a massive outpouring of anger, of disappointment, particularly from
the gay community, but also from rights activists and many, many Indians who believe that this is a
blow to personal freedom and personal choice. Some are describing it as a black day in India. Many
in the gay community - who had celebrated in 2009 when
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