Nothing unusual in holding gay rally: HC

NEW DELHI, India: Gay activists who recently marched in the Capital demanding decriminalisation of homosexual acts among consenting adults got a shot in the arm with the Delhi High Court finding nothing "unusual" in holding such a rally. "Such marches are held all over the world. Recently in London more that five lakh people were on the streets for the cause. There is nothing unusual in holding such rallies," Justice A K Sikri said, dismissing objections raised by anti-gay rights activists, including RSS idealogue B P Singhal, over the June 29 rally. "If people think that they are doing something wrong, then police is there to take action against them," the court said. The Bench was hearing a petition filed by NGO Naz Foundation seeking the court's direction to declare Section 377 of IPC, which provides punishment upto life... [read full story]