Last year, Delhi high court in a landmark judgement 'decriminalized' unusual sexual behavior.
To be more specific a sexual behavior which does not lead to reproduction was considered to unnatural, which under IPC was considered a crime with a punishment upto 10 years imprisonment. An appreciable judgement, a big leap for Indian society and inclusion of India in few countries which allows same sex relationships.
It was celebrated through out the country with mass rallies of people in all the metros applauding the judgement with wide media coverage.
The judgement was covered by media and created an enigma that the decision was about the homosexual, the wider meaning of unnatural intercourse was put on back burner.
when a law is made its made with an idea in mind that it will prevent something from happening or something which the society is not ready for at the moment.
When i ask myself, is Indian society ready for such a hype that is given or i should say taken by the celebrating people. A society which still doesn't accept sex to be a basic need for man, a society in which parents hardly ever talk about sex to there children, or i can even say society in which even majority of husband-wife cant talk about sex. What would be the form in which such a society perceive something as unnatural sex. what if children in family going to ask there parents about lesbians and gays, how many of fathers can answer such question.
Human behavior is something in which inquisitiveness turns into experimentation, are we providing them a platform where they are going to try unnatural sex because it has become a 'in' thing. Is the media hype, bollywood backing (movies, celebrities), rallies making homosexuality fashionable is the question which remains to be answered. Last thing we want is our children in the 'fun' the reason for which teenagers try alcohol and ciggs try homosexual or any sort of experimentation.
I would like to mention that a persons sexuality is his or her own decision but when it comes to the societal effect it needs to be analysed.
Hon'ble CJI said that in his knowledge no one has even been prosecuted under section 377.
It was argued that because of this section homosexuals become vulnerable to local police, which hardly satisfy as there is no particular reason for why someone becomes vulnerable and even if he or she does its the administrative problem of police but not legal.
What anyone do inside there bedrooms is the matter of concern for no one but when it comes out on streets it becomes an issue very integrated with society and everyday life.
