Comments on: Indian gay rights march calls to legalize gay sex http://www.365gay.com/news/indian-gay-rights-march-calls-to-legalize-gay-sex/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:48:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paul Mitchell of Australia http://www.365gay.com/news/indian-gay-rights-march-calls-to-legalize-gay-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-65593 Paul Mitchell of Australia Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:35:09 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=8312#comment-65593 The law says this: Section 377 India Penal Code of 1867 (from England) "Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine". This needs to be repealed (as well as Singapore's section 377A of their Penal Code - amended in 2007). The law says this:

Section 377 India Penal Code of 1867 (from England)

“Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine”.

This needs to be repealed (as well as Singapore’s section 377A of their Penal Code – amended in 2007).

]]> By: Wayne M. http://www.365gay.com/news/indian-gay-rights-march-calls-to-legalize-gay-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-65568 Wayne M. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:39:01 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=8312#comment-65568 I quite agree with Kevin's remarks. We need to act as an international community and work for the Liberation and Equality of all LGBT folk everywhere. I quite agree with Kevin’s remarks. We need to act as an international community and work for the Liberation and Equality of all LGBT folk everywhere.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.365gay.com/news/indian-gay-rights-march-calls-to-legalize-gay-sex/comment-page-1/#comment-65457 Kevin Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:21:41 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=8312#comment-65457 This is incredibly important to our community and more articles on it would be a great interest. In what is soon to be the most populous country in the world and a country that is relatively democratic, what happens here is very important to set the stage for the rest of the non-industrialized world. We should be figuring out how best to support the Indian GLBT community. This is incredibly important to our community and more articles on it would be a great interest. In what is soon to be the most populous country in the world and a country that is relatively democratic, what happens here is very important to set the stage for the rest of the non-industrialized world. We should be figuring out how best to support the Indian GLBT community.

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