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The UPA was initially in favour of repealing Section 377 with Law Minister Veerappa Moily calling the law “outdated.” But the Centre later backtracked with both Moily and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad calling for “consensus.”
Section 377 criminalises “carnal intercourse against the order of nature,” a phrase interpreted to ban homosexuality. The petitioners Naz Foundation (along with an activist group ‘Voices Against 377’) argued that the law violated the constitutional rights of homosexuals and that the section should be “read down” to exclude “consensual sex between adults” from its ambit, in effect decriminalising homosexuality in India.
The previous UPA government had opposed the petition. Former MP B P Singhal, who “intervened” to oppose the petition, said that if the HC decided to “read down” Section 377, he would go to the Supreme Court in appeal.
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The culture like India does not permit all this . this is actually a curse and a huge problem not only for our country but for whole world . we should not support this rather we should eradicate this social evil .
Incest, sodomy, buggery, rape, prostitution and similar deviant perversions are just what the law is supposed to prevent . legalizing them is not only inconsistent it is also self destructive. it is true that homosexual tendencies as genetic science understands them -are genetic disorder victim and victimizer both are not entirely responsible for their transgression. But what needs to be ascertained is their moral impact in social and ethnic parlance. .consentient homosexual affairs between adults is more alarmingly prurient .The criteria as some Christian monk put is -culminating into procreation and not just physical enjoyment. opposition from the Islamic clergy is need of the hour. heads from other religious communities should also question such irreligious and immoral vindication as legalizing perversions . sodomy in any form must be curbed ,disparaged, prevented and punished there should be no compromise on that.
Wrong decision from Delhi HC , and Highly Objectionable. What are we going to give our new generations .... The darkness of Life what WEST is facing. The decision is totally Politically motivated and against our Social culture. The gays are mentally illness