In their quest for everlasting love, some celebrities have tied the knot again and again, not twice or thrice, but four, five, six, seven, eight times…
After the SC pushed the ball in Parliament’s court, the LGBTQI+ community (approx. 135 million) has started engaging with parliamentarians to claim marriage equality rights and address other issues.
BusinessWire India Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 9: The Humsafar Trust (HST)recently, commemorated the fifth anniversary of the historic reading down of Section 377 with a vibrant gathering of community members, friends and allies in Mumbai. This significant milestone was achieved through the landmark judgment in September 2018 by the Supreme Court of India in the case of Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India. The Humsafar Trust and its senior management were also one of the petitioners against Section 377. Since that transformative ruling, there has been a surge in petitions advocating for Marriage Equality Rights. Presently, the Supreme Court is deliberating on the inclusion of marriage equality for LGBTQ+ individuals, and including same-sex marriage, under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. To shed light on the ongoing proceedings and discuss future expectations, a panel discussion was organised with 6 Petitioners which was moderated by the HST Director of Research, Alpana Dan