Same Sex Marriages in India - Apex Court raps Central government

@vandana7 (100303)
India
April 19, 2023 9:17pm CST
I have a gay friend. He has been kind to me. Very kind. As a kid. Then things turned nasty for him. He got thrown out of job. For reasons then unknown to me. As a grown up, he stayed aloof..did not remain as much of a friend as he was once upon a time. Maybe life gave him too many scares. HOW DOES IT MATTER WHAT ANOTHER PERSON DOES IN HIS OR BEDROOM AS LONG AS IT IS CONSENSUAL AND WITH AN ADULT AND LEGAL? MY BANK BALANCE IS INTACT. Yeah he became an activist for same sex marriages. He is quite famous. I feel proud that he came into my life, and feel inspired to keep on moving against the tide... So India's Apex court...it is called The Supreme Court of India...said same sex marriages are not merely urban-elitist concept.... The Central government has been refusing to legalize same sex marriages under one pretext or the other.... I love fireworks between the Central Government and the Supreme Court of India. One is so stuck in old concepts that it has become a small cold hard rock...while the other seems to be honest...and full of life with its dynamics. No doubt errors in judgments will be there. But the heart is in right place. Logic may not surface in the right time...unfortunate..for some. I am glad our Supreme Court is filled with educated folks who have seen the plights of many and understood their pain...unlike the politicos of all parties.
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
20 Apr 23
That's fine that at least the decision-makers are now understanding things and are not stuck in the old concepts.
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@vandana7 (100303)
• India
20 Apr 23
A lot of different crime surfaces and survives because of society's silliness of not being accepting. People would blackmail them, hurt them, isolate them, even kill them. How accepting are we of transgenders? Without jobs they too would become criminals, isn't it? Is it their fault?
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@vandana7 (100303)
• India
21 Apr 23
@sjvg1976 It is easy...they spread rumors, isolate, then frame them.
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@Fa_Maverick (9487)
• Australia
20 Apr 23
If for nothing else they could just capitalise on all the tourists flocking there for gorgeous beach weddings.
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@vandana7 (100303)
• India
20 Apr 23
LOL...That is a great thought...especially if nobody knew each other and got a free meal for gate crashing. LOL
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@vandana7 (100303)
• India
21 Apr 23
@Fa_Maverick I definitely would provided it was legal in India.
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• Australia
21 Apr 23
@vandana7 become an ally, host a queer wedding today and get a rebate.
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@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
20 Apr 23
I thought it was legalized long ago? Maybe I remember it wrong and the ruling given by SC at that time didn't hold a value.... I don't really like the hearts in the right place :) Kind of roads to hell paved with good intentions thing. Arguments should have solid base, and neither politicians nor judges (yes!) follow this basic principle.
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• India
22 Apr 23
@vandana7 Though I do want to comment that marriage is not "what happens in the bedroom" What are the advantages of marriage when live-in relationships are not so scarce?
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@vandana7 (100303)
• India
21 Apr 23
Case to case... in this case and Bilkis Bano case, the judges have followed the basic principles. Both are recent cases, so I am inclined to believe that things are moving in the right direction, at least in our courts.
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@rakski (123561)
• Philippines
20 Apr 23
Although it is also not legal here, people nowadays are more aware and somehow though not full blown, more people shows more care and concerns for gender equality
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@vandana7 (100303)
• India
20 Apr 23
Gender equality is very far fetched concept in our country as of now. As long as dowries exist, it will remain so. Dowries are easy money for bridegroom and family from the bride and her family. Why would they forego that?
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@rakski (123561)
• Philippines
21 Apr 23
@vandana7 oh yes, true. dowries still exist in some cultures. it is still a big discussion here - gender equality but somehow there has been changes
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@Fleura (30411)
• United Kingdom
20 Apr 23
It is astonishing how quickly things can change sometimes, don't give up hope!
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@Fleura (30411)
• United Kingdom
20 Apr 23
@vandana7 You should definitely be in charge.
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@JudyEv (340286)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Apr 23
Some things change very slowly but hopefully in time there might be more tolerance of these minority groups.
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@JudyEv (340286)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Apr 23
@vandana7 I think you are right about uneducated people being more easily manipulated.
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@wolfgirl569 (106478)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Apr 23
Hope that helps there
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@vandana7 (100303)
• India
21 Apr 23
I too hope so...
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• Eugene, Oregon
20 Apr 23
I hope those marriages become legal soon. Our big controversy right now is abortion rights, which, I think, is the woman who is involved to decide.
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@vandana7 (100303)
• India
21 Apr 23
I agree. After all it is their conscience, and that of the doctors willing to do such an act.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
7 Jun 23
Hopefully, good sense will prevail. Live and let live. It may take many more years for society to actually accept it but the first big fight of having the law will help tremendously.
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