Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Convictions are extremely rare, and in the last twenty years there have been no convictions for homosexual relations in India. However, Human Rights Watch argue that the law has been used to harass HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, as well as sex workers, men who have sex with men, and other groups at risk of the disease.
On November 7, 2008, the seven-year-old petition to disallow the law that makes “unnatural” sex a criminal offence finished hearings. The Indian Health Ministry supported this petition, while the Indian Home Ministry opposed such a move.
I take back every good thing I ever said about post-socialism Inda. Don’t they know that same-sex cheating isn’t a sin?
“as well as sex workers”
why stop there? If we’re talking euphemisms for “whore”, why not move on to “ejaculative engineers”?!
they are very lucky to have it the way they do. it’s totally illegal, but rarely prosecuted, so they get them out of the culture. no “two mommies” books for them. no teaching kindergarteners “the joys of homo sodomy” for them.
they are so lucky.
More government interfering with people’s personal affairs. Next thing you know they’ll criminalize anyone who doesn’t believe in Vishnu. And after that they’ll ban interracial marriage.
Liberal idiots.