The prevailing circumstances do not provide the optimal backdrop for our nation to legalize same-sex marriages, considering the social, legal and cultural landscape.
It is time that India accepts that its sexual and gender minorities are not just numbers that need to be documented but humans that need to be celebrated, and fought for.
This landmark order recognizes the marriage rights of individuals based on their gender identity and sexual orientation, calling for necessary amendments to the provisions related to marriage and registered marriages within the current Civil Code, 2074.
For marriage equality to truly be passed, we need an overhaul of attitudes and ideas, supported by enough legislative and policy procedures which empower queer Indians to a safe, secure, and free life.
Some of us may be left, other liberal and yet others part of the hijra, transgender and sexual minority communities. There is a rainbow spectrum of support for the right to marry for all persons.
On April 7th, the girls presented their case before the judges and said that they had got married according to Hindu Traditions and requested the court to recognise their marriage