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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.

Section 377 verdict: SC restores inclusiveness, liberates LGBTQ community from 'societal pariah and dereliction'

While the 2009 judgment should be lauded for ensuring the ‘inclusiveness’, it is Thursday’s judgment by the highest court of the land that established individual liberty as the bulwark of democracy and made the widest possible interpretation of ‘morality’ and ‘freedom’.

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.

Section 377 reactions updates: Time for Parliament to review existing laws, says International Commission of Jurists

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomed the Supreme Court verdict decriminalising the act of consensual sex between individuals identifying as homosexuals. However, the commission's Asia Pacific Director Frederick Rawski said: “Even a landmark decision by the Indian Supreme Court cannot alone end the discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity."

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

Congress calls SC verdict on Section 377 'momentous', says it is an important step towards liberal society

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the age-old colonial law was an anachronism in today's modern times and the verdict restores the fundamental rights and negates discrimination based on sexual orientation.

'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"