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Sandip Roy: Section 377 reviewed

Photo by Sandip Roy
A scene from Pride celebrations in Delhi 2018

India’s law criminalizing homosexuality is still on the books, but it’s still a very different India than the one I came out in.

The Indian Supreme Court began hearings on July 10 to decide whether Section 377 (which criminalizes homosexuality) of India's constitution violates fundemental rights to life, liberty and personal security. Let’s hope this official injustice is finally erased.