“"Indian society strongly disapproves of homosexuality and disapproval is strong enough to justify it being treated as a criminal offence even where consenting adults indulge in it in private."”
yesterday at 11:47 am
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That's the Indian Home Ministry for you. Take that, US! - Yuvi
painful, even in the 21st century they'll take any excuse to stick to an old colonial law. - Rahul Das
@Rahul: The government isn't alone. Ever read Rediff comments? ;) - Yuvi
what do you expect? Bigots exist everywhere. If anyone has visited the Khajurao temple, it has explicit carvings detailing homosexuality. I'd like to see anyone say its against our culture. And there are more examples too. - Rahul Das
Rediff comments! Don't get me started. It is actually a decent representation of what Indian masses are truly like. The Home Ministry is catering to THAT kind of audience right now. - Vijayendra Mohanty
There was a law here in Ireland until about 10 years ago against homosexual practises. It was never enforced for the past x(?) decades, but it had never been repealed until the mid to late '90's. - john conroy
@John - But, did you have the government actively trying to 'stop' the law from being repealed? - Yuvi
I have debated this with so many people who seem rational and logical and yet for some reason are against homosexuality being made legal. When asked why, most are caught without a reason. - Rahul Das
in fact I wrote about this very issue a few weeks ago. http://cli.gs/U8779D - Rahul Das
@Rahul: In India, most people are caught without a reason for most beliefs. "Because Everyone else does it too!" seems good enough for most people :( - Yuvi
@Yuvi: you are right. Thinking for themselves is beyond most people! - Rahul Das
@yuvi -- negative. It suited them to just ignore it. There was no political capital to be gained from abolishing it (because of the ??15-20??% of people who would actually still believe in such a law). So it was better to just be effectively liberal about the whole issue, and to ignore the elephant in the room. - john conroy
In many US states any form of sex other than missionary style between a man and woman is illegal. States like Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and others try to regulate sexual relations between even married, consenting adults in the privacy of their own homes! - Tad - the Meme Maker
