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July
2 will be a memorable
day for all alternate
lifestyle activists in
India. And abroad. This
was when the Delhi High
Court declared that section
377 violates the right
to life, liberty and equality
enshrined. And they were
not talking about any
complicated legal stuff.
This was a judgement on
the law that criminalises
sexual acts (including
homosexual acts) between
consenting adults in private.
Even a few years back,
a judgement as liberal
as this one would have
been impossible in India.
But with the waves of
liberalisation and globalisation
hitting Indian shores,
change seems to be the
order of the day. Since
homosexuality and the
film and entertainment
industry have been linked
by the media for a long
time, this judgement is
surely going to have some
impact on the industry.
TellyChakkar spoke to
some television and film
celebrities about their
feelings on this and we
are ready for such a drastic
change in our laws or
not:
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