Complete details of LGBT Rights And laws In India

LGBT is an initialism that stands for “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. Indian LGBT citizens face social and legal difficulties not experienced by non-LGBT persons.

It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

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Gay became a popular term in the 1970s . From about 1988, activists began to use the initialism LGBT in the United States .

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LAWS AND PROVISIONS

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No one can punish people who belong to LGBT community under section 377 of IPC.

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PUBLIC OPINION

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Many institutes have their own LGBT clubs, namely Saathi at IIT Bombay, Indradhanu at IIT Delhi, Ambar at IIT Kharagpur

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LGBT is an initialism that stands for “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. Indian LGBT citizens face social and legal difficulties not experienced by non-LGBT persons.

It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

Gay became a popular term in the 1970s . From about 1988, activists began to use the initialism LGBT in the United States .

HISTORY

LAWS AND PROVISIONS

No one can punish people who belong to LGBT community under section 377 of IPC.

CURRENT LAWS UNDER SECTION 377 OF IPC

PUBLIC OPINION

Many institutes have their own LGBT clubs, namely Saathi at IIT Bombay, Indradhanu at IIT Delhi, Ambar at IIT Kharagpur

PUBLIC OPINION