Hindustan Surkhiyan Desk: After the Supreme Court unanimously decriminalised part of Section 377, RSS on Thursday said that homosexuality is not a crime but it does not support same-sex marriage as it was “not natural”.
Sangh functionary Arun Kumar was quoted saying “RSS does not believe homosexuality is a crime, but marriages between same sex partners are against nature.”
He claimed that Indian society “traditionally does not recognise” such relations. Humans usually learn from experiences, so this topic needs to be discussed and handled the social and psychological level.
Earlier today, in a historic decision, the top court delivering separate but concurring judgments, said it is the constitutional and not social morality which will prevail. The verdict sparked celebrations amongst the LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, intersex and queer/questioning) community across India.
Chief Justice Dipak Misra, also speaking for Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, said attitude and mentality has to change to accept the others’ identity and accept what they are and not what they should be.
Justice Rohinton Nariman, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Indu Malhotra delivered concurring judgments thereby making the verdict of the five-judge bench a unanimous one.
The bench also clarified that other aspects of Section 377 of the IPC dealing with unnatural sex with animals and children remain in force.
