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September 20, 2018, there was landmarked verdict the supreme court decriminalized section 377 of
IPC. It was not only raised its constitutional morality but also allowed the LGBTQ community the right to love. Section 377 of IPC states if anyone having carnal intercourse which is an unnatural offense against the order of nature with anyone which includes any man, woman, and the animal will be liable to be punished together with imprisonment for a lifetime or shall have to pay a fine with 10-year imprisonment. But now it is decriminalized.
But still today people say that this section will only lead to the spread of HIV/AIDS. It will pollute the culture of society.
In the family, if any girl child found to be attracted to same-sex or she behaves unusual elder women tries to subduct her emotion and about her real identity and if she does not agree to it they make her marriage to the opposite sex without her consent these incidences usually lead to suicide, domestic outbreaks of violence, marital rape, and many more evil practices.
They are considered a burden and disgrace on family, religion, and society and are usually discriminated against. We have often seen in many movies and web series this situation of LGBTQ group women.
After so long fight this section has been struck down. Although there many in the opposition and many in support. Sometimes these queer women are thrown out of their parent’s homes and when they try to search for jobs and houses to live in they are ill-treated, judged, and often harassed.
Earlier these people were not able to own up to their sexuality because of the fear of law and even If they are AIDS/HIV positive they do not claim it because of the fear of questions asked from the people to them. But hopefully, this will now not allow anyone to feel so as it is unconstitutional and obstruct many rights such as article 14, article 15, and article 21.
But even after this, the mentality of people is not changed because which many other heinous crimes are taking place in society against queer women.