Citizens oppose legalising gay sex [India]

The Times of India ^ | 3 Jul 2009 | The Times of India

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

AKOLA: Citizens from various walks of life have expressed opposition to Thursday's Delhi High Court order decriminalising homosexual sex, by holding that section 377 of Indian Penal Code violates the Constitution. Various Central ministers have expressed differing opinions on the issue in the recent past.

In Akola, BJP MP Sanjay Dhotre said he was staunchly against the decision as it would totally destroy Indian culture and put an end to social ethics and values. He said he would fight tooth and nail in Parliament and outside if the Union government moves to scrap section 377 of IPC.

Noted psychiatrist Dr Deepak Kelkar also condemned the move. He said killer diseases like HIV, AIDS and venereal diseases would spread like wild fire if such a move is made legal.

Vice-president of Akola Bar Association Aruna Mankar strongly opposed the step and said the Union government is making a grave mistake if it implements the change without placing a bill on the floor of the Parliament.

President of Akola Bar Association Rajesh Deshmukh favoured the move to a certain extent.

Dr Yogesh Patil favoured permission for such relations only if physiological deformities are found in either of the sexes. Otherwise, he said such a move is vulgar and not suited to Indian culture, besides being against the order of nature.

Advocate Dildar Khan said paedophilia would increase if section 377 is repealed, and people may also establish clubs and groups for such activities.

Former minister and senior Congress leader Azhar Hussain expressed fear that social and ethical values would be ruined by repealing section 377 of IPC.

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Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code:

 

Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Convictions are extremely rare, and in the last twenty years there have been no convictions for homosexual relations in India. However, Human Rights Watch argue that the law has been used to harass HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, as well as sex workers, men who have sex with men, and other groups at risk of the disease.

On November 7, 2008, the seven-year-old petition to disallow the law that makes “unnatural” sex a criminal offence finished hearings. The Indian Health Ministry supported this petition, while the Indian Home Ministry opposed such a move.

 

 

 

Are you for or against the legalisation of gay sex?

July 02, 2009
 

 

Rediff News, India.

In a revolutionary judgment, the Delhi high court legalised gay sex among consenting adults, stating that the law making it a criminal offence violated fundamental rights.

What are your views on the court's judgment?

Take this poll and let us know:

 

Are you for or against the legalisation of homosexuality in India?

 

	I'm all for it -- consensual same-sex relationships are a fundamental right
	I'm against it -- it's unnatural and goes against our moral values
	I'm not sure -- I don't have a strong opinion on the subject

 

Current results:

 

 

I'm all for it -- consensual same-sex relationships are a fundamental right		1301 Votes	34%
I'm against it -- it's unnatural and goes against our moral values		2215 Votes	58%
I'm not sure -- I don't have a strong opinion on the subject		276 Votes	7%
Total Votes : 3792

 

 

http://getahead.rediff.com/report/2009/jul/02/are-you-for-or-against-the-legalisation-of-gay-sex.htm

[TheDon]

"Citizens from various walks of life have expressed opposition to Thursday's Delhi High Court order decriminalising homosexual sex"

Smart citizens. It's a very short step from decriminalization of sodomy to criminalization of discrimination against those who give into same sex attraction impulses.

Tolerance of evil begets intolerance of good.

[BenLurkin]

Bump!

[Chode]

sounds just like the Activist Judges here in 0bamas Amerika...

sometimes it seems that the whole world has gone mad and is just hell bent on suicide.