Bhaskar Choudhury & Karun Sanjaya
ABSTRACT
In 2018, LGBT people got one relief: consensual sexual acts between homosexuals are not criminal in nature. However, that is not sufficient for them to change the stereotypical mind of our society. They have suffered a lot from society as well as from their family. They have always been treated differently. In the Indian Penal Code, a specific provision was made for same-sex attracted people. Nevertheless, in Navtej Singh Johar’s case, the Hon’ble Supreme Court decriminalized a part of Section 377, and that is, a consensual same-sex sexual activity is no more offence.
Nevertheless, a non-consensual sexual act is still an offence under section 377. So, mere decriminalization is neither enough for LGBT people nor our society. They are still deprived of getting status of either legal or societal. This paper aims to present today’s scenario of LGBT people in India and make society aware that they are not different or abnormal. This paper describes detriments to LGBT people based on various social facts and behaviour.
