India’s Supreme Court Criminalizes Homosexuality, Twitter Users Angrily React

Striking a huge blow to gay rights, India’s Supreme Court overturned a 2009 Delhi High Court ruling that decriminalized homosexuality. According to NDTV, the ruling “means gay sex between consenting adults stays a criminal offence under Section 377, a British colonial era law banning “carnal intercourse against the order of nature”, which had been struck down by the high court.”

Many of India’s Twitter users angrily lashed out against the decision on Wednesday. A sampling is below.

https://twitter.com/Hyper_aice/status/410655630295179264

https://twitter.com/NigelBritto/status/410642927765827584

https://twitter.com/mahimkajerry/status/410651485165199360

https://twitter.com/nafcrishna/status/410658979228831744

Lakshmi Gandhi is an editor at The Aerogram. Follow her on Twitter @LakshmiGandhi and follow The Aerogram @theaerogram.

 

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