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Sec 377 Was Read Down in 2018, But the Fight for Rights Goes On
Sec 377 Was Read Down in 2018, But the Fight for Rights Goes On
Nidhi Mahajan
LGBT
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Here’s a look at the year 2018 in the lives of members of the Indian LGBTQ+ community.
(Photo: AP/Altered by The Quint)
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The year 2018 was a significant one for the LGBTQ+ community in India.
On 6 September 2018, the Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment, read down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, decriminalising consensual same-sex sexual acts.
Celebrations erupted across the country as the community and its supporters welcomed the apex court’s decision, that came more than twenty years after the constitutionality of the colonial-era statute was first challenged.
Members of the LGBTQ+ community celebrated the reading down of Section 377.(Photo: AP)
Members of the LGBTQ+ community celebrated the reading down of Section 377.(Photo: AP)
However, many recognised that the reading down of Section 377 was just the beginning. The battle for acceptance still had a long way to go.
In December 2018, the Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, with 27 amendments to its previous version. The bill, in its new form, violates more rights of transgender persons than it protects.
Protests erupted in parts of India against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill.(Photo Courtesy: Twitter)
The transgender, intersex, and gender non-confirming community from across the country demanded that the bill be withdrawn.
Protests erupted in parts of India against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill.(Photo Courtesy: Twitter)
While the battle against Section 377 is won, the fight against Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill continues.
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