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Four years ago, I had written that the SC would\u00a0definitely<\/em> agree<\/a> with the Delhi High Court’s decriminalization of homosexuality<\/a>. I couldn’t imagine that it would scuttle such an obviously progressive verdict. I was wrong<\/a>.
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Today I am ashamed to be an Indian. I can’t believe what has happened. The Indian Supreme Court has acted in a cowardly manner and handed the responsibility of striking down Section 377 to the government! The Delhi High court verdict was a masterful piece of work. Citing examples from all over the world, medical opinions, and defining an expansive concept of personal liberty. All that has now been thrown into the dustbin.<\/p>\n

I’ve been trying to get a copy of the full text of the verdict, but haven’t been able to do so yet. But what is there to say? For a brief while, India could lay a claim to be a fair state where personal liberty was upheld. Now the court has essentially said that the government has the right to poke its nose into what people do in their bedroom!<\/p>\n

I’m still in shock. Why did the SC have to do this? Even the government<\/em> had admitted that the High Court’s verdict was well presented and Constitutional<\/a>! It was a done deal. So what the hell happened? I’m not going to bother arguing about the merits of the case. Gay sex is not a crime, doesn’t harm anyone, and is done in the privacy of one’s own room – not on the street. The law is an ass and can go suck a lemon.\u00a0“Culture” can go fuck itself. “Morals” can do the same. I live in a country governed by Constitutional principles. And the Constitution guarantees liberty and freedom, and the right to life. The Supreme Court has just take all that away. While it was busy legislating who can drive a car with a red beacon, it has failed to protect the citizens of this country from persecution and injustice.<\/p>\n

I am sick with anger and shame for my country today. I refuse to be associated with it anymore – I may be a legal citizen but I am throwing away all allegiance and loyalty. This country does not\u00a0deserve<\/em> the support of decent people if it cannot protect even the basic right of people to live as they please without hurting anyone else.<\/p>\n

I feel betrayed. The principles of the Constitution has been perverted. Justice has been subverted. We have gone back to the dark ages. No amount of technology, development and poverty alleviation can wipe off the stain of this abhorrent judgment. I don’t have enough talent to express my anger and outrage in words.<\/p>\n

If this is contempt of court, then so be it. I have nothing but contempt for it after this verdict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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