Politicians and their comments on homosexuality

The Supreme Court on  8th of January 2018 said that a larger group of judges would re-consider and examine the constitutional validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a law that criminalises sexual activities “against the law of nature”, re-opening the debate over homosexuality in India. The top court will now re-visit its 2013 verdict that criminalises gay sex. Deciding on a petition by five persons who say they are living in fear of being prosecuted, the top court said, “The section of people who exercise their choice should never remain in a state of fear.” A three-judge bench of Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra said, “Earlier decision of the Supreme Court in 2013 requires to be reconsidered because of the constitutional issues involved and we think it appropriate to send this to a larger bench.”

Yet the fight for LGBTQ community is far from over. Before the legal battle is won, our country has to think in a liberal way. But our leaders seems to be on the opposite side of the LGBTQ community.

Here are the 10 politicians and their comments on Homosexuality.