Gay marriage in india
India Supreme Court declines to legalise same-sex marriage
BBC News, Delhi
India's Supreme Court has declined to legalise same-sex unions, dashing the hopes of millions of LGBTQ+ people seeking marriage equality.
The court instead acknowledged the government's offer to set up a panel to consider granting more legal rights and benefits to same-sex couples.
Activists and same-sex couples said they were disappointed by the judgement and would continue their campaign.
The court was considering 21 petitions by same-sex couples and activists.
The five-judge bench had held extensive hearings in April and May and the deliberations were "livestreamed in public interest".
The petitioners had argued that not being able to commit violated their constitutional rights and made them "second-class citizens".
They had suggested that the court could just replace "man" and "woman" with "spouse" in the Special Marriage Do - which allows marriage between people from unlike religions, castes and
India&#;s top court declines to legalise queer marriage
This doesn’t really explain why Indian society is against now, because historically they haven’t been as against it as they are now, so the interpretation given here, while it could theoretically contradict homosexuality, wasn’t a viewpoint that historically was taken.dr_shadow said:
In that context it should be understood against the background of the epic&#;s glorification of dharma, or "knowing one&#;s place", as it were. Every person has their predetermined function in society, and deviating from this assigned position will upset the social and cosmic command like if one were to stride on one&#;s hands and eat with one&#;s feet.
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Dharma also isn’t a rigid concept. I suspect a lot of the comprehending of Dharma comes from the assumption & viewpoint of an abrahamic lense, wherein religious laws are unchanging, dogmatic and more rigid. Krishna himself mentions that the only constant in the universe is transform. What was once Dharma is not automatically Dharma now, and what is Dhar
India Tourist Visa Reject due to Same Sex Couple (For children&#;s under 18)
Came here in to do Masters. Got US GC and Citizenship base on employment.
Got married in Equal sex couple.. Got kids via surrogacy in
We applied for Indian Tourist visa (10 years) for our twin boys and husband. All the 3 are rejected.
"This is in connection with the three visa applications we received at VFS. However, we are unable to proceed with your applications as the Consulate does not accept same-sex marriages. Therefore, if your husband states he is married and includes his spouse's name, we will not be able to forward the application for further processing to the Consulate. Similarly, both children are also not eligible to utilize as their parents are of the same sex.
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Parag Mehta and Vaibhav Jain were married in Washington DC on January 19, On March 5, , the couple attempted to register their marriage with the Consulate of India in New York Urban area. Nevertheless, they were denied.
The newlyweds contended that this denial was in plain violation of India’s Constitution, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. “After all, if I were a woman, Vaibhav would have been fit to register our marriage without issue,” said Mehta in an email to GLAAD. Instead, they sued for redress and their case was eventually transferred from the High Court of Delhi to the Supreme Court of India along with dozens of other petitioners.
Finally, the courts have come to a decision.
On Tuesday, India’s Supreme Court rejected pleas to legalize same-sex marriage, but affirms that citizens contain the right to be in LGBTQ relationships without facing discrimination. While the court decided that the issue of same-sex marriage is up to the legislature and out of the scope of the judicial system, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud expressed that the right to decide one’s par