India's Highest Court Rule Gay Marriage Legal
The New York Times, 2 Jul 2009, HEATHER TIMMONS and HARI KUMAR
NEW DELHI —In a landmark ruling Thursday that could usher in an era of greater freedom for gay men and lesbians in India, New Delhi’s highest court decriminalized homosexuality.
“Clearly, we are all thrilled,” said Anjali Gopalan, the executive director and founder of the Naz Foundation, an AIDS awareness group that sued to have Section 377 changed. “It is a first major step,” she said during a news conference in Delhi, but “there are many more battles.”
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1 comments:
Whassup with your title:
"India's highest court rules gay marriage legal" ???
They did not rule on gay marriage. They decriminalised gay sex.
Big difference.
Though, your title would be nice if true, there is still a looong way to go before it happens.
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