“All people are born free and equal in dignity
and rights…everyone is entitled to all freedoms set forth in this Declaration,
without distinction of any kind”, says Universal Declaration..
THE ABOVE declaration is partly true in practice
in our day-to-day life. We have an orthodox mindset by virtue of which we find
many things unusual in our surroundings. Yes, I am talking about homosexuality
and want my countrymen not to turn a deaf ear to this particular issue.
Chapter XV1, Section 377 of IPC, also known as
Anti-Sodomy law, was incorporated into Indian statute by the British parliament
in 1860 and it penalises sexual activity “against order of nature”. It states,
‘whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with
any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable
to fine’.
Homosexuals have been challenged before the
Delhi High Court. Our country has not yet recognized their rights. They are
subject to harassment by police because of these laws. A previous government
argued that if their rights were recognised, more people could be victimised by
them. So, we have a law instead to victimise gays and lesbians. Before coming
to my point, let’s have a look into the origin of homosexuality which
is ‘not a curable disease’ (as observed by Mayur Suresh, a bespectacled young
lawyer).
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