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Top 5 Judges Discriminates Colonial Section 377

Sep. 06 Crime Comments

[New Delhi] Top 5 Judges Discriminates Colonial Section 377
A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court Thursday unanimously decriminalised part of the 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the IPC which criminalises consensual unnatural sex.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by
Chief Justice Dipak Misra termed the part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which crimiminalises unnatural sex as irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary.
The bench, which also comprised
Justices R F Nariman,
A M Khanwilkar,
D Y Chandrachud and
Indu Malhotra,
struck down Section 377 as being violative of right to equality.
The top court, in four separate but concurring judgements, set aside its own verdict in the Suresh Kaushal case.
Section 377 refers to ‘unnatural offences’ and says 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 10 years, and shall also be liable to pay a fine.
The apex court, however, said other aspects of Section 377 of IPC dealing with unnatural sex with animals and children shall remain in force.
The issue was first raised by the NGO, Naaz Foundation, which approached the Delhi High Court in 2001. The Delhi High Curt had in 2009 decriminalised sex between consenting adults of the same gender by holding the penal provision as “illegal”.
This high court judgement was overturned in 2013 by the apex court which also dismissed the review plea against which the curative petitions were filed which are pending.
The writ petitions were opposed by Apostolic Alliance of Churches and Utkal Christian Association and some other NGOs and individuals, including Suresh Kumar Kaushal.

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Transgenders[Hijra] Mulling To Switch over To Modelling Business

Jan. 31 Glamour Comments

[New Delhi]Transgenders Mulling Switch over To Modelling Business.Now This Isolated Community[Hijra] May Now Connect National+International Audience. Auditions for models are being conducted which are open to all members of the ‘hijra’ and LGBT community.
Transgender community is looking forward to a new lease of life Through Modelling Agency
This is the brain child of Rudrani Chettri, a Delhi-based transgender activist and head of Mitr Trust
Chettri says the idea behind opening up a model agency comes from the feeling of ‘frustration’ which she and other transgenders had to face.
Eminent fashion stylist and photographer, Rishi Raj aims to get a prominent coverage to the soon-to-be-launched agency in a leading fashion magazine.
Meanwhile, the MITR trust has been working with an Indian-British team of filmmakers for the last one year.
They have been closely documenting their lives and struggles, with the hope that it will connect the long isolated ‘hijra’ community with the national and international audience.
Richa Banka In her story on PTI has stated that Funds for the initiative are being collected by Bitgiving.com, a crowd-funding platform.

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President Barack Obama Speaks Out in Support of long overdue.Employment Non-Discrimination Act,

Nov. 04 Crime, Politics, Unrest Strikes, World Comments

American President Barack Obama Speaks Out in Support of long overdue.Employment Non-Discrimination Act, [ENDA]
This week, the Senate is expected to take up a critically important piece of legislation: the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA. This bill would make it explicitly illegal under federal law to fire someone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity – and it’s long overdue.
President Obama has long supported a fully inclusive ENDA and he has expressed this support repeatedly over years. In an op-ed published in The Huffington Post, the President speaks directly to the American people to ensure everyone understands what’s at stake and why it’s so important that Congress move forward on this legislation.
President said “Here in the United States, we’re united by a fundamental principle: we’re all created equal and every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law. We believe that no matter who you are, if you work hard and play by the rules, you deserve the chance to follow your dreams and pursue your happiness. That’s America’s promise”.
” Americans can’t be fired from their jobs just because of the color of their skin or for being Christian or Jewish or a woman or an individual with a disability. That kind of discrimination has no place in our nation. And yet, right now, in 2013, in many states a person can be fired simply for being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender”
As a result, millions of LGBT Americans go to work every day fearing that, without any warning, they could lose their jobs — not because of anything they’ve done, but simply because of who they are.
.President said “In America of all places, people should be judged on the merits: on the contributions they make in their workplaces and communities, and on what Martin Luther King Jr. called “the content of their character.” That’s what ENDA helps us do. When Congress passes it, I will sign it into law, and our nation will be fairer and stronger for generations to come.
Courtesy white house

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