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    This document discusses same-sex marriages and LGBT rights in India. It provides an overview of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalizes homosexual acts. The document also outlines arguments for and against legalizing same-sex marriage. It notes that while the Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexuality in 2009, the central government has argued that Indian society is intolerant of homosexuality and lesbianism. The document concludes by stating that the government believes criminalizing homosexuality is justified due to social order and culture arguments.

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    This document discusses same-sex marriages and LGBT rights in India. It provides an overview of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalizes homosexual acts. The document also outlines arguments for and against legalizing same-sex marriage. It notes that while the Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexuality in 2009, the central government has argued that Indian society is intolerant of homosexuality and lesbianism. The document concludes by stating that the government believes criminalizing homosexuality is justified due to social order and culture arguments.

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    Same Sex Marriages

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    This document discusses same-sex marriages and LGBT rights in India. It provides an overview of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalizes homosexual acts. The document also outlines arguments for and against legalizing same-sex marriage. It notes that while the Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexuality in 2009, the central government has argued that Indian society is intolerant of homosexuality and lesbianism. The document concludes by stating that the government believes criminalizing homosexuality is justified due to social order and culture arguments.

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    SAME SEXMARRIAGES

    EMERGING TRENDS
    PREVIEW

    INTRODUCTION

    LAWREGARDINGSAMESEXSEXUALACTIVITY

    THEARGUMENTFORLEGALISINGTHEISSUE

    THENEEDFORLEGALRECOGNITION

    INTERNATIONALDEVELOPMENTS

    CONCLUSION
    INTRODUCTION

    ''No One Can Stop An Idea Whose


    Time Has Come''
    -----Victor Marie Hugo
    Same-sexmarriagesarenotlegalinIndia.Lesbian,gay,
    bisexualandtransgender(LGBT)peopleinIndiaface
    legalandsocialdifficultiesnotexperiencedbynon-LGBT
    persons.Sexualactivitybetweentwomalesisillegalandis
    punishablebyincarceration,whilefemalesame-sex
    activityisnotcriminalizedbuthassocietaldis-approval
    LAWREGARDINGSAMESEX
    SEXUALACTIVITY-AN
    OVERVIEW

    HomosexualintercoursewasmadeacriminaloffenceunderSection377oftheIndianPenalCode,1860

    Thismadeitanoffenceforapersontovoluntarilyhave"carnalintercourseagainsttheorderofnature."

    In2009,theDelhiHighCourtdecisioninNaz Foundation v Govt. of NCT of Delhi foundSection377andotherlegal


    prohibitionsagainstprivate,adult,consensual,andnon-commercialsame-sexconducttobeindirectviolationof
    fundamentalrightsprovidedbytheIndianConstitution

    ThereisthusarequirementtodeclareSection377unconstitutionalforadultshavingconsensualsexonthebasisofthe
    IndianConstitutionsArticle14whichtalksofequality,Article15whichtalksofequalityonthebasisofsex,Article
    19whichtalksofthefreedomofspeechandexpression,andArticle21whichtalksoftherighttoprivacyandhealth
    WHATISMARRIAGE??
    MarriamWebesterDictionary-marriageistherelationshipthatexistsbetween
    ahusband and a wife:asimilarrelationshipbetweenpeopleofthe
    samesex:aceremonyinwhichtwopeoplearemarriedtoeachother.
    Hinduism-aHinduMarriagejoinstwoindividualsforlife,sothatthey
    canpursuedharma(duty),artha(possessions),kama(physicaldesires),andmoksha
    (ultimatespiritualrelease)together.Itisaunionoftwoindividualsas husband and
    wife,andisrecognizedbylaw
    Islam-theobjectofaMuslimmarriageistolegalisechildrenandtoalargeextentto
    regulateandvalidatethesexualrelations.Apartfrombeingacivilcontract,itisalso
    asocialandreligiousinstitution.AsperHedaya1-Marriageisalegalprocessby
    whichtheseveralprocessandprocreationandlegitimationofchildrenbetweenman
    andwomenisperfectlylawfulandvalid.UnderSection2ofMuslimWomen
    (ProtectionofRightsonDivorce)Act,1986MarriageorNikahamongMuslimsisa
    SolemnPactorMithaq-e-ghalidbetweenaman and a woman ,solicitingeach
    otherslifecompanionship,whichinlawtakestheformofacontract
    Christianity-anintimateandcomplementingunionbetweenaman and a woman in
    whichthetwobecomeonephysically,inthewholeoflife.Thepurposeofmarriage
    asperChristianityistoreflecttherelationshipoftheGodandtoservehim
    TheCentralGovernmenthadinformedtheDelhiHighCourtthathomosexualitycannotbelegalizedin
    IndiaastheIndiansocietyisintoleranttothepracticeofhomosexuality/lesbianism.Threethingscanbe
    saidaboutthegovernment'sstance

    thestatehasnotjustafunctionto,butactuallyadutytostopunnaturalsex,orelsethesocialorderwouldbreak
    down,lawlooseitslegitimacy

    thatoursocietydoesnottoleratehomosexuality,andnotwithstandingtheuniversalityofhumanrightsorthe
    universalapplicabilityofourfundamentalrightsandfreedoms,itscriminalizationisthereforejustified

    thatitisreallynotourthing,itssomethingthathappensoutthereintheWest,wedonothavetocopythat.In
    otherwordsthethreepillarsoftheclassiccultureargumentstocriminalizetheLGBTs

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