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Jan 16, 2023 · For Prelims: LGBTQIA+, Supreme Court, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, Voting rights, Right to Privacy, Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, Drug abuse, Pride Month, Homosexuality. For Mains: History of Recognition of LGBTQIA+ In India, Challenges Faced by LGBTQIA+ Community in India, From Special Treatment to Equal Treatment.
About LGBTI people and human rights. Discrimination against LGBTI people undermines the human rights principles outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Yet discrimination and violence against people in the LGBTI community are all too common.
Apr 2, 2024 · The Supreme Court (SC) recently warned judges against using court-ordered counseling to make LGBTQ+ individuals a way to turn them against their own identity and sexual orientation, especially when they are distressed or separated from partners by family members.
Oct 23, 2023 · The Supreme Court in various judgements such as Lata Singh vs State of UP (2006), Safin Jahan vs Ashokan (2018), Shakti Vahini vs Union of India (2018) and Laxmibai Chandarangi vs State of Karnataka (2021) has held that choosing a life partner is a Fundamental Right under Article 21.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in India face legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ people. [4] There are no legal restrictions against gay sex within India.
Jun 21, 2020 · Let us first trace back the history of the LGBT rights movement in India, discussing some landmark Judgements and their impact on the LGBT Rights movement to have a comprehensive discussion further.
For those who do not live with a daily immediate risk to their life, discrimination on the basis of one’s sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression and sex characteristics, can have a devastating effect on physical, mental and emotional well-being for those forced to endure it.
LGBT+ rights are human rights that all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other people outside traditional sexuality and gender categories have. But in practice, these rights are often not protected to the same extent as the rights of straight and cisgender people.
Oct 4, 2024 · LGBT Rights. People around the world face violence and inequality—and sometimes torture, even execution—because of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientation and gender...
UN Human Rights carries out monitoring, advocacy, technical cooperation and public information campaigns towards ending violence and discrimination against LGBTI people. Through the UN Free & Equal campaign, we build awareness about the human rights of LGBTI people.
