Loving without fear, the LGBTQ community won teh battle after years of struggle.
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They breathed inclusivity and celebrated love without boundaries.
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They have waiting for this day for years and after the completion of an year their joy knew no bound.
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The LGBTQ community was seen dancing merrily.
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The party began late night and continued into the early morning hours.
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LGBTQ right activist Mohnish Malhotra in a gay mood.
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They partied nonstop as Kitty Su, Delhi hosted a soiree celebration.
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This is that time of the year when the LGBTQ community got true freedom.
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The crowd could be heard shouting 'Happy Independence Day'
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Keshav Suri at the LGBTQ celebration night on the completion of one year of decriminalisation of homosexual relationships.
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A Band Apart Dance
Haute, they have always believed, is a seven-hued thing, and the cause of the LGBTQ has always been dear to the fashion fraternity. A parliament of forty designers conjured u...
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Models kiss the back of another model, with a message on her back, during the grand finale of Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week based on 'Rainbow' theme, an emblem for the LGBTQ com...
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Gay rights activists join in a pride rally celebrating victory over a colonial criminal law in Kolkata
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Sand artist Sudarshan Pattanaik creates a sculpture on Supreme Court's verdict on Sec 377, in Puri.
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LGBTQ community members and supporters celebrate the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.
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LGBTQ community members and supporters celebrate the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.
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LGBTQ community members and supporters celebrate the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.
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LGBTQ members celebrate the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex on the bank of Upper Lake, in Bhopal.
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LGBTQ community members celebrate after the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex, in New Delhi.
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LGBTQ community members celebrate the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex in Chennai.
Supreme Court's partial striking down of the Section 377 in September 2018 has given the LGBT community more freedom to express themselves. Mumbai's Third Eye Cafe is one such outlet offering a haven from prejudice
Amnesty International India executive director Aakar Patel says our society lags behind the Constitution’s standards in ensuring democratic rights, and it’s high time we caught up.
"Legalising of such acts (homosexuality and adultery) is extremely detestable and unacceptable to the Christians under any circumstances," a statement by NBCC said.
Just because the law is gone doesn't mean that all is hunky dory. A friend once told me that when one is cynical, it means that they are hopeful for an even better future. That's why I was cynical yesterday and still cynical today.
During the arguments of the case, this general public view was reiterated to the court that the number of persons who are of the LGBTQIA community or support it are far less.
The Supreme Court judgement was preceded by a long list of battles that were fought in the courts while challenging the criminality of same-sex relationships.
The judgement is being hailed as historic in extending rights to the LGBTQ community and giving the right to live with dignity to the community members.