India's Much Awaited Verdicts

Constitutionality of Section 377: The Supreme Court still held consensual sex between adults of the same gender an offence; leaving the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community dejected.
Setting aside the Delhi High Court verdict of 2009, the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhayay said there was no constitutional room for change in Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 377 of the IPC holds that same-gender sexual relationship is against the order of the nature and is an offence.

The apex court in its ruling upheld the constitutional validity of the section. This is one verdict that is still awaited for a change by the LGBT community across the countries. A Supreme Court ruling overturning a Delhi High Court order decriminalising gay sex may have aggrieved members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but the rainbow youth brigade looks forward to the April-May general elections, hoping young guns at the centre will bring about a positive change in law.

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