This one's regarding the huge fiasco in my country India due to decriminalization of sexual intercourse between same sex people. Though it does not imply that same sex marriages are legalized in India (or more correctly State of Delhi) but our ever-so-literate politicians are busy expressing their anger towards Delhi High Court's decision relating to Sec. 377 of Indian Penal Code. Now, legalizing of gay marriages is totally a different aspect from decriminalization of Sec. 377. Sec. 377 has been from a long time been a subject of debates reads as follows...
"Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished..."
Now, the first question that arises in my head is that who gave the authority to the legislatures to decide what “order of nature” is and what is not? I don't think that there are any homosexual coaching classes being run anywhere in the world to train people to be homosexuals. In fact, it is the very order of nature that guides a person in to loving a man or a woman regardless of his/her own gender. So, please let us not be God and start deciding what order of nature is and what's not.
The second thing I want to discuss here is "what is crime?"
The natural answer that comes to my mind here being a law student is "crime is a wrong against society". Again the legislatures would fail to explain how is a voluntary act of two people who are enjoying something in their private premises going to be a menace to society? According to Sec.377, a major chunk of Indian population would then be a criminal because of what they decide to do inside their bedrooms. This is absolutely unacceptable. There should be an amendment in this particular law to exclude cases of voluntary intercourse and of course treat inconsensual carnal sex at par with rape.
The third thing I would like to point out here are contentions of the great Indian guru Swami Ramdeo Baba.
Ramdeo Baba considers homosexuals as sick and diseased people. Why? Just because some psychiatrist in France says so? It will be only safe to remind him that there are conspiracy theories to each and every thing in this world. Did you never hear about "Lunar landings being fake movies" or "the Taj Mahal being an ancient Lord Shivji temple"? Just to believe on theories put forward by some people in world is not what a wise man does. Please try to weigh both sides of the scale before making a firm statement. If there are millions of people who believe that homosexuality is a disease, there are equal numbers saying its not. So I would again like to reiterate, please don't decide what the order of nature is. With all this being said, the most hilarious thing Mr. Ramdeo Baba said was that this decision would curb the population growth in our country which will setback India in terms of human resources. If Mr. Ramdeo Baba would have found even 5 minutes of his holy days and read any newspaper in India, he would have been aware that population explosion is the greatest threat towards development of Indian on all fronts. But I would personally like to thank him for challenging the decision of Delhi High Court in the Supreme Court, as this would clear the doubt once and for all regarding Sec. 377 and the decision would then be applicable throughout the country contrary to current position.
And last words for some of the sick acquaintances of mine from whom I received few messages that they are now scared to move around the city, in buses, in parks etc. etc. now that Delhi High Court has decriminalized Sec. 377. I would like to point out to such diseased people that Delhi High Court's decision as of now is applicable only to the State of Delhi and not all over India. Secondly, the High Courts decision has not totally decriminalized Sec. 377; it has only provided relaxation to people indulging in carnal sex where both partners are consenting. No country in the world can decriminalize inconsensual sex of any kind, it is simply called rape.
"Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished..."
Now, the first question that arises in my head is that who gave the authority to the legislatures to decide what “order of nature” is and what is not? I don't think that there are any homosexual coaching classes being run anywhere in the world to train people to be homosexuals. In fact, it is the very order of nature that guides a person in to loving a man or a woman regardless of his/her own gender. So, please let us not be God and start deciding what order of nature is and what's not.
The second thing I want to discuss here is "what is crime?"
The natural answer that comes to my mind here being a law student is "crime is a wrong against society". Again the legislatures would fail to explain how is a voluntary act of two people who are enjoying something in their private premises going to be a menace to society? According to Sec.377, a major chunk of Indian population would then be a criminal because of what they decide to do inside their bedrooms. This is absolutely unacceptable. There should be an amendment in this particular law to exclude cases of voluntary intercourse and of course treat inconsensual carnal sex at par with rape.
The third thing I would like to point out here are contentions of the great Indian guru Swami Ramdeo Baba.
Ramdeo Baba considers homosexuals as sick and diseased people. Why? Just because some psychiatrist in France says so? It will be only safe to remind him that there are conspiracy theories to each and every thing in this world. Did you never hear about "Lunar landings being fake movies" or "the Taj Mahal being an ancient Lord Shivji temple"? Just to believe on theories put forward by some people in world is not what a wise man does. Please try to weigh both sides of the scale before making a firm statement. If there are millions of people who believe that homosexuality is a disease, there are equal numbers saying its not. So I would again like to reiterate, please don't decide what the order of nature is. With all this being said, the most hilarious thing Mr. Ramdeo Baba said was that this decision would curb the population growth in our country which will setback India in terms of human resources. If Mr. Ramdeo Baba would have found even 5 minutes of his holy days and read any newspaper in India, he would have been aware that population explosion is the greatest threat towards development of Indian on all fronts. But I would personally like to thank him for challenging the decision of Delhi High Court in the Supreme Court, as this would clear the doubt once and for all regarding Sec. 377 and the decision would then be applicable throughout the country contrary to current position.
And last words for some of the sick acquaintances of mine from whom I received few messages that they are now scared to move around the city, in buses, in parks etc. etc. now that Delhi High Court has decriminalized Sec. 377. I would like to point out to such diseased people that Delhi High Court's decision as of now is applicable only to the State of Delhi and not all over India. Secondly, the High Courts decision has not totally decriminalized Sec. 377; it has only provided relaxation to people indulging in carnal sex where both partners are consenting. No country in the world can decriminalize inconsensual sex of any kind, it is simply called rape.
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