{"id":31074,"date":"2013-12-12T12:09:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T06:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=31074"},"modified":"2013-12-12T12:09:49","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T06:39:49","slug":"kolkata-lgbt-activists-continue-fight-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/kolkata-lgbt-activists-continue-fight-rights","title":{"rendered":"Kolkata LGBT activists to continue fight for rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"story\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/kolkata-lgbt-activists-continue-fight-rights\/dd-9\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31075\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31075\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/kolkata-lgbt-activists-continue-fight-rights\/dd-9\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/dd1.jpg?fit=252%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"252,192\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/dd1.jpg?fit=252%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31075 alignright\" alt=\"dd\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/dd1-150x114.jpg?resize=150%2C114&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"150\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/dd1.jpg?resize=150%2C114&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/dd1.jpg?w=252&amp;ssl=1 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>With the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that a same-gender sexual relationship is an offence, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Kolkata asserted that their fight would only get even stronger.<\/p>\n<p>The movement is &#8220;strong&#8221; and will, with &#8220;renewed vigour&#8221;, take on the verdict, said the members who gathered at the Academy of Fine Arts for a meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Six months after members of the LGBT community and rights activists proudly paraded through the streets of Kolkata in a Pride Walk, they are now seeking legal options for review of the apex court decision.<\/p>\n<p>The Delhi High Court in a verdict in 2009 decriminalised the sexual relationship between consenting adults of the same gender, thus overturning Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises sexual activity &#8220;against the order of nature&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>That Delhi High Court verdict has now been set aside by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>For Meenakshi Sanyal, managing-trustee of Sappho For Equality, one of the primary non-governmental organisations supporting the LGBT community in eastern India, the verdict reflects how regressive the country has become. Despite the initial jolt, Sanyal asserted that the movement will &#8220;only grow stronger&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a complete about-turn&#8230; we strongly condemn this. This is not decriminalising, but recriminalisation&#8230; Is the country going forward or backward? This is a national movement and we will fight for justice,&#8221; Sanyal told IANS.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing Sanyal, Debi Debnath, a lesbian, who participated in the Pride Walk, stressed that action would be initiated within the ambit of the legal system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whatever we do will be within the law&#8230; sexual orientation is part of human rights. We are not looked at with respect, and now, with this verdict, our fight for respect will become even stronger,&#8221; she told IANS.<\/p>\n<p>Pointing out that the ruling comes a day after World Human Rights Day, Sanyal said the matter did not merely concern the LGBT community, but was about upholding the rights of citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Academic Nabaneeta Dev Sen expressed &#8220;shock&#8221; and dismay at the apex court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is extremely regressive&#8230;going backwards&#8230;I can&#8217;t support this verdict in any manner. I am extremely shocked and irritated. With the 2009 verdict, I thought now we can show to the world that we are a truly independent nation and our citizens have freedom of rights and expression&#8230; how I live my life within a democracy is a matter I will decide, and that is a human right,&#8221; Dev Sen said.<\/p>\n<p>Sociologist and women&#8217;s rights activist Saswati Ghosh said: &#8220;The state shouldn&#8217;t intervene&#8230; for an adult, it is up to him or her to choose the way to live.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Noted historian and columnist Ramachandra Guha tweeted: &#8220;The Supreme Court judgment on Section 377 is a step backwards towards barbarism and medievalism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Restoring Section 377 under the statute book, the Supreme Court, referring to the Attorney General, said the government could, if it so desired, amend the law.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s neither here nor there&#8230; it&#8217;s a hindrance&#8230; now they are referring to parliament. They didn&#8217;t take care of it completely&#8230; what do they want? &#8221; Dev Sen asked.<\/p>\n<p>The next step for activists such as Pawan Dhall of SAATHII would be to &#8220;explore legal options to review the petition&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: IANS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that a same-gender sexual relationship is an offence, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Kolkata asserted that their fight would only get even stronger. 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