08/17/2005
Indian Protestors: Decriminalize Homosexuality
Activists in Mumbai, India, protested against Section 377 Tuesday, a law brought into that country by the British in 1860, that implies homosexual acts are a criminal offense. The law declares that "Whoever has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to a fine."
Homosexuals Want Outdated Law Changed [mumbai on the web]
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Yet another example of the surviving evils of post-colonial vestiges. The White Sahib might be long gone, but not his pernicious Victorian ideology.
Posted by: eli | Aug 17, 2005 12:22:01 PM
lovely
Posted by: ryan | Aug 17, 2005 12:38:39 PM
*yawn* Great *yawn*
Posted by: josh | Aug 17, 2005 8:07:57 PM