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Neil --- In gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com, Roshan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, Could any one edify me, how authentic is this?? Love/Roshan. http://people.indiatimes.com/holiarticleshow/msid-1447820,curpg-2.cms It has been a long and arduous battle, but finally victory is in hand. Following the footsteps of many of the European countries, including England, India too is going to recognise same-sex or homosexual marriages. This is a big breakthrough for all the gay and lesbian groups who have been campaigning for this legal right for a long time now. They were helped in their efforts by some NGOs who had been championing the cause of homosexuals. The new law should hopefully put an end to all the humiliation and harassment that homosexuals have to undergo in the hands of the public and the police. As per the new law, not only does the state recognise the union between same-sex couples as legal, but they'll also enjoy all the privileges and protections that any other heterosexual married couple enjoys by virtue of being married. This law is a huge jump for the Indian state too, which till date had archaic laws governing the issue of homosexuals. While the law was silent when it came to gay marriages, homosexual sex itself was a crime that could invite arrest and a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Enacted during the British Raj, this statute from 1860 (Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code) criminalises 'carnal intercourse against the order of nature.' For some time now, due to more liberal attitudes and the need to control HIV/AIDS, several NGOs had been demanding the legalisation of homosexuality in India. It will be some time before social acceptance follows the legal acceptance. Fear of social ostracism and harassment has prevented many gays and lesbians from coming out in the open. And those who dared had to fight a difficult battle against society. Mala and Raju are a lesbian couple from Amritsar who ran away from home and got married in a secret Hindu ceremony in Delhi. But when they made their relationship public their families tried to have them arrested. In a country which does not easily accept inter-caste marriages it will be some time before these marriages are accepted. This is one side of the picture in India. The other is of the upper-class and high-society where homosexuality is easily accepted and not frowned upon. In some circles it is even considered fashionable to call one self gay. In fact India has seen its share of gay marriage too. Fashion designer Wendell Rodricks and his French partner Jerome got legally united in a civil ceremony in Goa. This union was based on a legal document called PCAS (Pacte Civil de Solidarite) that is valid only in France. France recognises Gay civil unions and Jerome being French this union is considered legal. Though same-sex marriages are still a debatable topic in many countries, there are quite a few who have legalised these marriages. Belgium, Brazil, Cannada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden are some of the countries that have already recognised gay marriages. And now India has joined their ranks. Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info ========================== This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking "Reply") will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
