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weIMPORT: 8:59am On Sep 06, 2018
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era ban on gay sex in India at the centre of years of legal battles.

“The law had become a weapon for harassment for the LGBT community,” Chief Justice Dipak Misra said as he announced the landmark verdict.

Section 377 of the Indian penal code, enacted by British rulers in 1861, banned “carnal intercourse against the order of nature”.

Activists had been fighting the ban since the 1990s, suffering several court reverses before Thursday’s verdict which sparked celebrations among lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender groups across the vast South Asian nation.

of the LGBT community hugged each other and cried as news of the verdict spread.

“I am speechless! It’s taken a long time to come but finally I can say I am free and I have equal rights as others,” said Rama Vij, a college student who wore a rainbow scarf.

Gay sex has long been taboo in conservative India — particularly in rural areas where homophobia is widespread.

The Delhi High Court decriminalised gay sex in 2009, but the Supreme Court reinstated legal sanctions in 2014 after a successful appeal by religious groups.

According to official data, 2,187 cases under Section 377 were ed in 2016 under the category of “unnatural offences”.

Seven people were convicted and 16 acquitted.

https://lailasnews.com/supreme-court-ends-ban-on-gay-sex-in-india/

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DABREEZYTOS(f): 9:02am On Sep 06, 2018
Chai.....wahala don enter India be that ooo.....anyways FTC

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Re: Gay Sex Legalised In India By Supreme Court by Nobody: 9:09am On Sep 06, 2018
A moment of silence for India sad

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badbros(m): 9:33am On Sep 06, 2018
Why are people so homophobic? If someone decides how they are going to live their life without it affecting the next person in anyway why is it a problem? If you think their way of life is a bad example dissociate your self from them, don't throw stones. There are a lot of evil people in the world and being homosexual Ain't one of them.
Would you rather have some who terrorize lives and properties as a friend or neighbor to a simple homosexual? Apply sense Biko
Peace is necessary

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Auladimeji(m): 10:45am On Sep 06, 2018
cry embarassed Rip India

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Re: Gay Sex Legalised In India By Supreme Court by Nobody: 11:01am On Sep 06, 2018
The world is ending soon y'all should give your life to Christ.


I spit on India


I spit on LGBT


I spit on all form of evil


I spit on corrupt Nigeria politicians


I spit on this shit hole

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Re: Gay Sex Legalised In India By Supreme Court by Nobody: 11:01am On Sep 06, 2018
Hmmm.. India
dingbang(m): 11:02am On Sep 06, 2018
cheesy

Humans are funny.



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Yankee101: 11:02am On Sep 06, 2018
The End has begun

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tstx(m): 11:02am On Sep 06, 2018
badbros:
Why are people so homophobic? If someone decides how they are going to live their life without it affecting the next person in anyway why is it a problem? If you think their way of life is a bad example dissociate your self from them, don't throw stones. There are a lot of evil people in the world and being homosexual Ain't one of them.
Would you rather have some who terrorize lives and properties as a friend or neighbor to a simple homosexual? Apply sense Biko
Peace is necessary


You are the smartest person on this thread


Nigerians are so daft.

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gen2briz(m): 11:02am On Sep 06, 2018
Ok
Re: Gay Sex Legalised In India By Supreme Court by Nobody: 11:03am On Sep 06, 2018
badbros:
Why are people so homophobic? If someone decides how they are going to live their life without it affecting the next person in anyway why is it a problem? If you think their way of life is a bad example dissociate your self from them, don't throw stones. There are a lot of evil people in the world and being homosexual Ain't one of them.
Would you rather have some who terrorize lives and properties as a friend or neighbor to a simple homosexual? Apply sense Biko
Peace is necessary

But it affects people. I don't want to exchange pleasantries with gay guys and they suddenly get a vibe for me.

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Centcanada: 11:03am On Sep 06, 2018
For the judge to have legalise gay in India, he or she must have been long involve in gay b4

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dynicks(m): 11:03am On Sep 06, 2018
smh

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omoadeleye(m): 11:03am On Sep 06, 2018
It can reduce the number of rape over there

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ikorodureporta: 11:03am On Sep 06, 2018
smiley
abumeinben(m): 11:03am On Sep 06, 2018
What would Buddha say?

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Proffdada: 11:03am On Sep 06, 2018
Retrograde to a retrospective country grin
They'll start raping men en mass

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CynthiaChi(f): 11:03am On Sep 06, 2018
Wow....
dogstyle007(m): 11:03am On Sep 06, 2018
Bie gya
tstx(m): 11:03am On Sep 06, 2018
Princeofnigeria:
The world is ending soon y'all should give your life to Christ.


I spit on India


I spit on LGBT


I spit on all form of evil


I spit on corrupt Nigeria politicians


I spit on this shit hole
Nigerians and double standards...

If we check now you be yahoo boy

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Re: Gay Sex Legalised In India By Supreme Court by Nobody: 11:03am On Sep 06, 2018
badbros:
Why are people so homophobic? If someone decides how they are going to live their life without it affecting the next person in anyway why is it a problem? If you think their way of life is a bad example dissociate your self from them, don't throw stones. There are a lot of evil people in the world and being homosexual Ain't one of them.
Would you rather have some who terrorize lives and properties as a friend or neighbor to a simple homosexual? Apply sense Biko
Peace is necessary
I spit on your grave

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sportskid(m): 11:04am On Sep 06, 2018
This is Highly Ungodly, and Unnatural. May It never happen in Nigeria,

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viceddy95(m): 11:04am On Sep 06, 2018
India has bad gang cool shocked shocked

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HunWI: 11:04am On Sep 06, 2018
Where is Bobrisky
tstx(m): 11:05am On Sep 06, 2018
Princeofnigeria:
I spit on your grave
I spit on yours too

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stefanweeks: 11:05am On Sep 06, 2018
Congrats to them

Live and let live

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