India court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling

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Published by: BBC NEWS on 6 Sep 2018
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This video can not be played "I'm finally glad I can say I'm not a criminal in this country anymore" 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".

The court has now ruled discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a fundamental violation of rights.

Campaigners outside the court cheered and some broke down in tears as the ruling was handed down.

Although public opinion in India's biggest cities has been in favour of scrapping the law, there remains strong opposition among religious groups and in conservative rural communities.

Joy in India as gay sex legalised

The privacy case that paved the way

How previous ruling shocked the gay community

Where is gay sex still against the law?

But this ruling, from the top court, is the final say in the matter and [...]

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