24 Heartbreaking Responses To India’s Ban On Same-Sex Intercourse

Yesterday, after a 12-year legal battle, India’s Supreme Court upheld Section 377 of the constitution, an old British law that criminalizes sodomy. Here are some poignant social media reactions from the Indian public.

In 2009, Delhi's High Court struck down Section 377 of the Indian constitution, an anti-sodomy law from when India was under British rule.

In 2009, Delhi's High Court struck down Section 377 of the Indian constitution, an anti-sodomy law from when India was under British rule.

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On Dec. 11, 2013, India's Supreme Court reinstated it, thereby recriminalizing same-sex intercourse in India.

On Dec. 11, 2013, India's Supreme Court reinstated it, thereby re criminalizing same-sex intercourse in India.

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