I am not going to go into the much cliched territory and remind everyone of the land of Khajuraho and kamasutra (oops i just did), its plain and simple rubbish and thats all there is. No debate nothing, if freedom means something in this democracy and i thought it did. I dont care who swings which way; as it is with the screwed up sex ratio it bodes well for straight men like me to have more men (smart and talented) being gay so that ugly and untalented ones (like me) have better opportunities.
I can’t possibly fathom the logic behind a man being romantically involved with another man, hell there isnt any logic but then who searches for logic in love. People have gone on the roof and shouted that its a personal choice, i dont know but for many i believe it wont even be a choice, you are may be born that way, the same way as that supposedly “normal” people like many of us dont think before getting attracted to a beautiful girl. What has to be driven by logic are judgements and legislations.
Political party save BJP( god help them) have gone on to criticise the judgement, its all hogwash. That legislation dating back to 1860 should have been torn apart then and there, that we still choose to be governed by colonial era laws speaks volumes of our own sense of judgement. As soon as Delhi High Court gave its verdict that law could have been ammended but the parliament chose to sit on it. All i want to say is its futile to blame the Supreme Court when the same could have been achieved by the people who represent the democracy of India. As far as i understand the law and i do not understand much but the Supreme Court has merely said that Delhi High Court over-stepped its limits.
May be i am wrong or may be i am not, the question is bring a damn ordinance in the parliament and scrap the whole issue; but why should that be done when political mileage can be garnered out of it. the pace was prety quick when an ordinance had to be brought to save tainted leaders wasnt it? And then we have our right wing, moral guards of Hinduism supporting the judgement. The wave that they seem to riding upon will disappear under them as quickly it appeared if you rub the youth in this country the wrong way.They may or may not be directly affected by the judgement but they know wrong from right and this aint right. whats worse is look at the company we are in, it doesnt paint a pretty picture; most of the African countries, middle east etc. A 17 year old can get away with rape and murder but a reputed author like Vikram Seth might be jailed because his choice isnt “natural”. Well rape is natural isnt it?