2. Reasons of Homosexuality Is it biological / genetic or learned behavior/ psychological? No concrete evidence yet. “…even we doctors are uncertain about the subject.” - Dr. Watsa
18. Do these therapies work – NO !! “……This question has been asked very frequently of whether one can actually change his/her sexuality, but to the simpler form, the answer is no…” - Dr. Watsa
25. Two most prominent and ancient occurrences of homosexuality include Roman homosexuality and Greek Homosexuality.
26. Most European nations did not accept homosexuality openly.
27. In ancient America, a common accepted concept of sexuality (homosexuality) was called the Two Spirit Individual.
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29. The Manusmriti disapproves of homosexuality and prescribes a number of punishments both for lesbianism and gay relationships.
30. Some of the punishments prescribed by the Manusmriti are as follows:
31. A lesbian relationship between an older woman and a younger one – the older one’s head is shaved off or two fingers cut and ride the donkey through the town.
32. Two men in a gay relationship are punished to bathe, dressed in his/their clothes.
33. Middle eastern Islamic cultures do not approve of homosexual relationships but they’ve had their share of homosexual relationship both in the past and in recent times.
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35. Christianity considers homosexuality a sin. The Bible lays down death penalty for the one who engages in homosexual activities.
36. Islam is against homosexuality. The Quran considers homosexuality as sinful and unnatural. It believes such behaviour should not be desired by men and it does not even acknowledge lesbianism.
51. Prince Manvendra Singh Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan Ellen De’Generes and Portia De Rossi Sir Elton John and David Furnish Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson T. R. Knight and Mark Cornelsen
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55. Section 377 is applicable to all men and women who indulge in penetrative sex ‘not meant for reproduction’.
56. Homosexuals (gay men) are brought to book and punished under this law as it is difficult to prove non-productive sex between heterosexuals (Section 294 – “obscene behaviour in public” is also used against gay men).
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58. Legal Perspective Cases and Arguments Khanu vs. Emperor An adult having oral sex with a child and looked into the question of whether the sin comes under the confines of Sec 377.
59. Legal Perspective LohanaVasanthlalDevchandvs.the State The act of oral sex involves enveloping of penis bye the mouth, thus creating an alternative socially unacceptable activity, which is against the order of nature. BirenLal vs. the State of Bihar The Court held that penetration must be proved, but here the victim has no evident to prove the move towards the penetration of his anus.
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61. In 2001, it was revived as the Naz Foundation (an NGO working with HIV/AIDS related issues) approached the Court again. It argued to exclude acts of consensual private sex.
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64. PRISM – People for Rights of Indian Sexuality Minority (Delhi)
65. SAHAYA Help line – Providing telephone counseling for LGTB (Bangalore)
