So pleased to learn that the Supreme Court has ruled against criminalising sexual acts in private. This decision vindicates my stand on Section 377 & on exactly the same grounds of privacy, dignity & constitutional freedoms. It shames those BJP MPs who vociferously opposed me in LS.
Shashi Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala
Indian National Congress
REPORT CARD
Spoke up on Trans Rights | Spoke up on LGBTQIA+ Rights | Opposed Section 377 | Supported Section 377 | Pushed to Amend Trans Act | Supported Regressive Trans Act | Homophobia/ Transphobia |
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Remember: MPs who have spoken up on LGBTQIA+ rights or trans* rights are not automatically queer-friendly MPs. State of the QUnion is not meant to celebrate those who have spoken up for equal rights but is rather meant to be a platform for accountability to demand action from our elected representatives. We must interrogate their views on caste, religion, gender, and other axes of marginalisation in addition to their party's stance on these issues. See this post on pinkwashing for more details.
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