Monday, January 13, 2014

Indians Wrote These Incredibly Heartfelt Letters Asking The Supreme Court To Decriminalize Same-Sex Intercourse

“I am a proud gay man and I have the right to live and love the person of my choice.”


Exactly one month after India's Supreme Court upheld a ban on sodomy, orninam.net, an advocate for LGBT rights in India, asked people to write letters asking the court to reconsider its decision.


Exactly one month after India's Supreme Court upheld a ban on sodomy , orninam.net , an advocate for LGBT rights in India, asked people to write letters asking the court to reconsider its decision.


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The website asked people to write letters explaining to the Supreme Court why decriminalization of same-sex relations mattered to them as an LGBT Indian, friend, family member or ally.


The website asked people to write letters explaining to the Supreme Court why decriminalization of same-sex relations mattered to them as an LGBT Indian, friend, family member or ally.


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Here are some of the powerful and personal letters Indians from across the country and other nations wrote to the chief justice:


Here are some of the powerful and personal letters Indians from across the country and other nations wrote to the chief justice:


"Remove the law that allows you to peep into my bedroom."


"Remove the law that allows you to peep into my bedroom."




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