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Gay ruling paves way for a more equal society
News Source: TimesofIndia -
7/2/2009 5:30:40 PM
By reading ‘sexual orientation’ as one of the prohibited grounds of discrimination in Article 15 of the Constitution, the court has quietly rewritten the rules of social intercourse.
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Architect of HC gay order known for bold rulings
News Source: TimesofIndia -
7/2/2009 5:30:40 PM
For those who know justice A P Shah, his historic judgment decriminalising Section 377 of the IPC has not come as a surprise.
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Will Delhi HC gay order apply across India?
News Source: TimesofIndia -
7/2/2009 5:30:40 PM
The law laid down by a 2004 SC judgment implies that homosexuals across the country may rest assured that they too are entitled to the benefits of the historic Delhi HC decision on Section 377 IPC.
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Gay count varies from 2% to 13% of population
News Source: TimesofIndia -
7/2/2009 5:30:40 PM
Most studies have been carried out in Western countries and they report a wide range - anything between 2% and 13% of the population exhibits same sex preference.
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Gay ruling: Happy ending to battle that began in 2001
News Source: TimesofIndia -
7/2/2009 5:30:40 PM
Many are calling it India’s Stonewall moment. For Anjali Gopalan, executive director of the Naz Foundation Trust which started the legal battle in the Delhi HC in 2001, it is a sign “we’ve finally entered the 21st century”.
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Gays not part of God's plan, say religious leaders
News Source: TimesofIndia -
7/2/2009 5:30:40 PM
The Delhi high court’s reading down of IPC’s Section 377 that de-criminalises same sex relationships has set a cat among the religious pigeons.
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Gay issue: Economic reformers come out of the closet
News Source: TimesofIndia -
7/2/2009 5:00:40 PM
Gays may or may not feel emboldened by the Delhi high court judgement to reveal their sexual orientation, but reformists within the establishment chose to come out of the closet they had been pushed into over the last 5 yrs.
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20 years on, Vikram Seth to pen a sequel to Suitable Boy
News Source: TimesofIndia -
7/2/2009 5:00:40 PM
After keeping everybody guessing all these years, it’s confirmed that writer Vikram Seth is working on the sequel of his best-selling 1993 novel A Suitable Boy, suitably titled A Suitable Girl, to be published in 2013.
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Twitterati hail ‘gay liberation day’
News Source: TimesofIndia -
7/2/2009 5:00:40 PM
On blogs and networking sites, those enthused by the Delhi HC judgment said it was India’s entry into the contemporary and progressive world.
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Admirable judgment: Vikram Seth
News Source: Thehindu -
7/2/2009 5:00:28 PM
CHENNAI: Author Vikram Seth, who, along with a group of activists, once signed an open letter directed to the Government of India and the Delhi High Court asking it to decriminalise Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, is thrilled about the ...
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