After decriminalizing gay sex in 2018, India's Supreme Court is now considering a petition from four LGBTQ couples to legalize same-sex marriage. The court is scheduled to hear arguments on Monday.
LGBTQ people and their supporters march demanding equal marriage rights in New Delhi, India, in January. India's Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison but has yet to legalize same-sex marriages.LGBTQ people and their supporters march demanding equal marriage rights in New Delhi, India, in January.
Small acts like this say a lot about freedoms one can exercise in a country like India, she says. Queer communities poured out into the streets, danced in front of the Supreme Court and held marches throughout the country flaunting pride colors and celebrating the verdict.Dias says she and her partner do everything that heterosexual couples do. They manage finances together, buy property, raise children.
Since the law in India only recognizes heterosexual marriages, children of gay couples lose out on legal recognition for both parents. One might be legally recognized as the parent of a child either because they gave birth to the child or because they adopted the child as a single parent. "As soon as you recognize same-sex marriages, you reject that idea, right?" That is the crux of the issue, according to Agarwal.
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