India's Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban On Gay Sex
The landmark decision overturns a long-standing provision in the country's penal code that dates back to British colonial rule and outlawed all anal and oral sex.
by Laurel Wamsley
Sep 06, 2018
2 minutes
India's Supreme Court today struck down a long-standing ban on gay sex in a unanimous decision that marks a watershed in the socially conservative country of 1.3 billion people.
It is a landmark ruling in a nation where attitudes about gays and lesbians are beginning to change â and the decision points to more questions of
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