Indian Supreme Court Issues Decision Against LBGT Community

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The LBGT community in India (Known as Hijras) has a long history.  The origins of Hijras go back millennia to a time when transsexuals, eunuchs and gays held a special place in society because of Hindu myths attesting to them the power to grant fertility.

Yesterday the Supreme Court of India in a controversial decision upheld a British colonial era law outlawing sodomy.   Get the decision.

Previously in 2009, the  Delhi High Court issued a decision that decriminalized homosexual sex between consenting adults under the British imposed law (also known as section 377 of the Indian Penal Code).

Will British colonial standards of morality trump Indian traditions?  Time will tell, but proponents on both sides of the issue have vowed to fight on with the next battle set to take place in the legislature.