Section 377
Love wins! Rainbow lights up rights
Many landmark judgements of the top court led up to the Sept 6 ruling to decriminalise Sec. 377. The task now is to build a more inclusive society.
Seeking freedom in fluidity
As we open our minds and embrace our differences, let’s examines the concept of gender fluidity in a modern context.
Arun Jaitley differs with Supreme Court on Section 377
Jaitley also questioned court’s judgment on adultery and allowing women in Sabarimala.
Why ‘constitutional morality’ is vital, and matters to us all
Lawyers and judges have in the past weighed into the discussion on constitutional morality with great vigour.
A will of their own
The law, which held a patriarchal control over a woman’s body, also raised the questions on the dignity of women.
Gender justice prevails as archaic adultery law axed
It stands to reason that a consequence of jailing the man may make the offended woman’s lot worse in getting maintenance, etc.
Post-Section 377, Kerala HC allows lesbian couple to stay together
A 40-year-old woman from Kollam had filed a plea, alleging that her 24-year-old partner from had been illegally confined by her family.
After 377, opening up to a new imagination
The five-judge bench in the Navtej Singh Johar case did just that: it decriminalised homosexuality in India.
No discrimination against tourists for sexual orientation: KJ Alphons
On September 6, the Supreme Court ruled that gay sex between consenting adults is not a crime saying sexual orientation is natural.
Ayushmann Khurrana wants to do a film on Section 377
I feel the SC’s decision regarding Section 377 is historic to say the least, and it was long overdue: Ayushmann Khurrana