
India Legalises Gay Sex
India's Supreme Court has ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence.
In a historic decision, India's Supreme Court has ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence. The ruling overturns a 2013 judgement that upheld a colonial-era law, known as section 377, under which gay sex is categorised as an "unnatural offence". We hear reaction from India's LGBT community.
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(Photo: LGBT celebration in Kolkata after the Supreme Court repealed law that criminalise gay sex. Credit: Piyal Adhikary / Getty Images)
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