Homosexuality Archives

Will the striking down of section 377 the Supreme Court alone ensure the dignity to LGBTQ community in India when inter-caste marriages are still a taboo?

September 19, 2018 Arjun Singh DyarakotiHomosexuality, section 3770 comment

A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court of India in its historic judgement partially struck down the section 377 of Indian Penal Code, decriminalizing the homosexuality. On the television and social media, except a few groups, entire nation seemed to be celebrating such a watershed moment and the victory of LGBTQ community and its heterosexual allies that had been fighting for some of the fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution which the people belonging to LGBTQ community had been deprived of under the 157 years old archaic colonial law. Overturning…

Indian Youth’s take on homosexuality and article 377 in India.

July 17, 2018 Arjun Singh DyarakotiArticle 377, Homosexuality, LGBTQ0 comment

It is only in recent years that some people, especially the youths, are blatantly coming forward to vociferously for speaking on the topics of Homosexuality and Article 377 in India. Otherwise, what to talk about the rights of homosexuals, they have not only been subjected to utter public ignominy and ostracization but have been also categorised as the persons with disease and hormonal disorder. Despite many socio-economic reforms since independence, India still continues to be a conservative society in multiple aspects where sex and sexuality are still considered a taboo.…