Hyderabad: A Pride Day was organised for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community at the Cyberabad Police Commissioner’s Office here on Monday. Around 150 members from the community participated. “To prevent human trafficking, a special unit has been set up in Cyberabad in September last year, through which so far 23 cases were […]
The Centre had earlier told the high court that marriage between same sex couples was "not permissible" as it was not recognised by "our laws, legal system, society and our values".
The LGBT community faces widespread discrimination in the South Asian country, with a colonial-era law still in place that punishes gay sex by prison terms, though enforcement is rare.
Maharashtra minister and state NCP chief Jayant Patil announced formation of the cell and also pitched for giving equal treatment to the LGBT community members.