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Activists welcome India gay ruling
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by 158 | July 2, 2009 at 04:47 am
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This is one step and
it may go no further
than this in India, at
least for several years.
Gay rights activists in India say a ruling by the Delhi High Court decriminalising homosexuality in the country is a landmark. The judgement overturns a 148-year-old colonial law which described a same-sex relationship as an "unnatural offence".
VIKRAM DOCTOR, WRITER AND GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST
The ruling is a huge step forward. It is fantastic. I hope the government of India accepts the Delhi High Court decision. It has been an eight-year battle and I am glad it came through.
In one way it changes nothing - there are many gay couples in India anyway. In another way, it changes everything.
Till now we were considered to be criminals. If a gay couple wanted to buy a house together, it was not possible. No financial institute would even consider them.
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at 05:01 on July 2nd, 2009
You comment here may be very true unfortunately.
It would be nice if you linked this to the first post out on this news.
Thank you.
at 12:00 on July 2nd, 2009
did not see it
i will link
at 06:55 on July 4th, 2009
One change though: the police will not be able to harass or blackmail us gays so easily.
at 14:05 on July 5th, 2009
that is good.