Characterise the LGBTQ+ movement along with recent supreme court rulings related to this matter in India.
Google has celebrated the 50 years of LGBTQ+ movement with a doodle. The doodle slideshow takes the viewer through five decades of Pride history starting from 1969 to present.
Characteristics�of LGBTQ+ movement:
- The movement started in 1969 in New York when lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer persons clashed following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar at Christopher Street.
- This riot initiated further protests and led to LGBT pride marches being organised on a much larger public scale.
- June is considered as �LGBT Pride Month� to commemorate the Stonewall riots of 1969.
- Many pride events are held during this month to recognize the impact LGBT people have had world over.
- The Pride Parade is a symbol of celebration and liberation for the entire LGBTQ+ community.
LGBTQ+ movement in India: Homosexual intercourse was a criminal offence from the introduction of�Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code�in 1860.The�Delhi High Court’s 2009 decision in�Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi changed this order. In 2013, homosexual intercourse was re-criminalized.In 2018, Supreme Court had decriminalized same-sex relationships in India by partially striking down the provisions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Originally written on
April 1, 2023
and last modified on
October 27, 2024.