Gay Sex

Section 377 verdict retains bestiality as crime; act may be repulsive but remains individual choice

Human societies have no great concern for the agency of animals while artificially inseminating them, castrating them -- or, most obviously, killing and eating them.

Section 377 verdict removes an albatross from many necks, but expect empire of majoritarianism to strike back

As politicians hedge their bets, align against the minority, echo their regrets and up the ante of mockery and snide bias, the havens will disappear.

SC verdict on Section 377: No celebrations of the historic judgment in this far away Manipur town, here's why

Firstpost reached out to several members of the LGBTQ community for their reaction to the Supreme Court verdict on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.

SC verdict on Section 377: LGBTQ community won't be liberated until conversation shifts to legal protection, empowerment

Section 377 took a lot of our time and energy with regard to LGBTQ rights.

Amid SC's landmark Section 377 verdict, read six compelling coming out stories of queer Indians

For queer Indians, while coming out of the closet will no longer be legally fraught thanks to the scrapping of Section 377, it will continue to be a challenging personal milestone

Section 377 Verdict Full Text: Constitution cannot be guided by majoritarian view or societal morality, says SC

A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Thursday unanimously strike down portion of the 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the IPC which criminalises consensual anal sex, saying it violated the rights to equality. Here's the full text of the four landmark judgments

'Denial of self-expression is akin to inviting death': CJI Dipak Misra's key remarks in Section 377 judgment

Terming Section 377 as "manifestly arbitrary" when it comes to consensual sex between adults, Chief Justice Dipak Misra, reading on behalf of himself and Justice AM Khanwilkar, said that sexual orientation is part of one's Freedom of Self Expression and "denial of self expression is akin to inviting death"

Section 377 SC hearing Day 4: Concept of consent absent in current law but any change should be left to Parliament, apex court told

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday held hearing on Section 377 for the fourth and final day. Here is what the counsel argued on:

Supreme Court to reconsider, review Section 377 of IPC: Apex court's 2013 judgment upheld criminality of gay sex

The Supreme Court decided to reconsider the constitutional validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which has been used to decriminalise homosexuality.

Indonesia Police arrests 141 men in Jakarta for holding 'gay sauna party'

Indonesian police have detained 141 men who were allegedly holding a gay party at a sauna, an official said on Monday, the latest sign of a backlash against homosexuals in the Muslim-majority country.