[zeuiax]

NEW DELHI: With Delhi High Court legalising gay sex, India on Thursday become the 127th country in the world to decriminalise homosexuality while
80 nations still consider it as an offense.

The process of legal sanction to homosexual acts began in 1989 when Denmark became the first country to grant a status on a par with married couples to same sex partners which was soon followed by other European countries.

Seven years thereafter, Norway, Sweden and Iceland enacted similar legislation in 1996 and Finland followed suit six years later.

Netherlands became the first nation to give full civil marriage rights to gay couples
in 2001. Belgium allowed gay marriages in 2003. Spain too legalised full marriages for gay couples in June 2005.

In July 2005, Canada legalised same-sex marriage. New Zealand in 2004 recognised civil union between gay couples as valid and same sex union was recognised in 2005 in South Africa.

The first gay civil union in Argentina took place in 2003, thus making it the first country in Latin America to allow such unions.

In December 2007, neighbouring Nepal's Supreme Court had ordered the government to scrap laws that discriminate against homosexuals.

Hopefully this will help to curb overpopulation .

[Jonny Midnight]

Buddha not be proud.

[LALaw]

I support of the decriminalization of homosexual relations in India. However, I do not believe that India will grant gay couples full marital rights and benefits.

Thank you for the link good sir.

[M3 Maniac]

Originally Posted by LALaw

However, I do not believe that India will grant gay couples full marital rights and benefits.

I agree. It is highly unlikely.

[Porshapwr]

People just love pissing god off don't they?

[zeuiax]

Originally Posted by LALaw

I support of the decriminalization of homosexual relations in India. However, I do not believe that India will grant gay couples full marital rights and benefits.

Thank you for the link good sir.

Originally Posted by M3 Maniac

I agree. It is highly unlikely.

Even this was highly unlikely.

[zeuiax]

Originally Posted by Porshapwr

People just love pissing god off don't they?

NEW DELHI: Certain religious leaders on Thursday strongly disapproved of the Delhi High Court judgement which legalized gay sex among consenting
adults.

"This is absolutely wrong to legalize homosexuality. We will not accept any such law," Jama Masjid Imam Ahmed Bukhari said.

He also critcised the government for trying to amend the Indian Penal Code to scrap section 377 that criminalizes homosexuality.

"If the government makes such attempt to scrap the Section 377, we will oppose it strongly," Bukhari said.

All India Muslim Personal Law Board member Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahli said homosexuality is not allowed by any religion.

"It is against all religions. It is against the culture
of Indian society. We feel there is no need to legalize homosexuality. This practice is unnatural. It should continue as a criminal act," he said.

Father Dominic Immanuel said that churches have no objection to decriminalization of homosexuality but it should not be legalized.

"We have no objection to decriminalization of homosexuality because we do not consider these people as criminals on par with other criminals," Immanuel said.

However, churches do not approve of homosexual relations as ethical and moral right of the people, he said.

"It is against nature. Our position is that homosexuality should not be legalized," he said, adding such practice will increase paedophilia and HIV/AIDS.

The court said Section 377 of the IPC as far as it criminalizes gay sex among consenting adults is violation of fundamental rights.

[LALaw]

I note, with some dismay, that some misbeliefs about homosexual relations persist in the Catholic Church, as stated by Father Dominic.

[Porshapwr]

They're worried about paeodophilia and gays? Maybe they should look in the mirror.....

[vivid]

Originally Posted by Porshapwr

They're worried about paeodophilia and gays? Maybe they should look in the mirror.....

I'm starting with the man in the mirror. I'm asking him to change his ways and no message could have been any clearer, if you want to make the world a better place take a look at yourself and then make a change.