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07/02/2009
Currying gay favor: India removes police tape from same-sex bedrooms
Score one for long overdue basic human decency:
A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ruled that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act.
Gay sex decriminalised in India [BBC]
In keeping with the spirit of the ruling, we hear that Mumbai will soon change its name to Openlyso.
**ALSO: Longtime gay supporter Alanis Morrisette is simple ecstatic:
Your thoughts
Woot!
I e-mailed that news to a few blogs when I saw it this morning. So far you're the only one to publish it.
TRiG.
Posted by: Timothy (TRiG) | Jul 2, 2009 9:56:43 AM
Yes, it was on NYT of all places. They note that the Indian federal statute 377 was put in place by the ENGLISH in l861... Thus, it is a colonial law holdover.
England itself decriminalized homosexuality in 1967.... so 42 years later.. one city (only), in India has. Oh well...better late than never?
Posted by: LOrion | Jul 2, 2009 7:41:28 PM
TRiG... don't know when JH got it up. But 365 News had it up by 9:06 EDT. I like reading 365 for 'real' news 'hints'... then come here for the juice! and go to the blend for coffee.
Posted by: LOrion | Jul 2, 2009 7:54:10 PM
I started dancing when I heard this. Granted, this was a place where no one could see it, but hey, it's all awesome!
Posted by: Ravvie | Jul 3, 2009 6:23:15 PM
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