The Way Forward
Though Judgement helps in removing the social prejudice in the society against these people, there is still a long way to go. The LGBTQ community still doesn’t have certain rights which an ordinary citizen is entitled to. They can’t get married or raise a child. The transgender community still finds it difficult to get jobs or they are not even provided with reservation. Even though decriminalizing has given solid legal footing to the community, they have still not been accepted in rural India, where people consider this as an abnormality.
In-order to provide equality to these people, the supreme court should decide on the larger issues of legalising same sex marriages, inheritance, adoption and other fundamental rights. Schools and other educational institutions should start providing education on these issues and help the society understand the need for reforms in the LGBTQ area. It’s been 2 years since the judgement and let’s hope that the mindset of the people changes and larger acceptance of the people from the community happens.
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SOURCES:
https://clpr.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Section-377-and-Beyond.pdf
https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/sAYrieZdZKEybKzhP8FDbP/Being-LGBT-in-India-Some-home-truths.html
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