IPC 377

September 14, 2008 at 5:50 am (Uncategorized)

India’s capital held its first gay rally, a judge of the Delhi High Court observed Friday that such rallies were common abroad and so there was no need to “hype the matter”. Justice A.K. Sikri, heading a special bench of the court, made the observation while dealing with a petition seeking decriminalisation of homosexual acts between consenting adults. For more information.

NEW DELHI: Was minister of state of labour and employment Oscar Fernandes influenced by India’s first national gay and lesbian pride celebrations which had taken place, just the day before, on Sunday (June 29)? Because on Monday, at a function to mark the release of a report on the impact of AIDS in Asia, produced for UNAIDS by an independent commission headed by C Rangarajan, ex-governor of RBI and current chairman of Economic Advisory Council to the PM, Mr Fernandes made the most categorical statement in favour of decriminalising homosexuality ever to come from a member of the Indian government (in the presence of the prime minister as well). For more information.