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Moily signals rethink on anti-gay law
12 Jun 2009, 0126 hrs IST, TNN
NEW DELHI: Even as the Delhi High Court is close to giving its verdict on a
19th century colonial law that treats homosexual activity as a crime, heres
a shot in the arm for gay rights. In an interview to a television channel on
Thursday, law minister Veerappa Moily indicated that the government may do a
rethink on the controversial Section 377 of IPC that criminalizes private
consensual sex between adults of the same sex.
Moily admitted that some sections of the IPC are outdated and Section 377
may be one of them.
Those part of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights
movement say a rethink by the government on Section 377 of IPC would be a
big step forward. It will be the best thing for the national Aids control
programme since efforts to curb the spread of HIV and AIDS will no longer be
impeded by the law, said Ashok Row Kavi, consultant for UNAIDS and UNDP.
Moilys statement comes at an interesting juncture as the high court has
already finished hearing arguments on the petition filed by New Delhi-based
non-profit group Naz Foundation in 2001, seeking a reading down of section
377. While the health ministry had supported the petition, the home and law
ministries were against it. If the law ministry is indeed willing to do a
rethink, experts say it has two options. It could submit before the court
that it had changed its position and ask for hearings to be reopened.
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