But same-sex couples have also been harassed for centuries in many Indian communities, whether Hindu, Muslim or Christian.
Homosexuality has a tangled history in India, and some of Hinduism’s most ancient texts are accepting of gay sex. The event, which took place on the outskirts of the city of Hyderabad, was attended by close friends, family and members of the LGBTQ community.īuffalo shooting's wounds need a strong salve, residents say “We hope to live in a world with no closets,” they told The New Indian Express newspaper. They said they wanted their wedding to normalize same-sex relationships in India, and help those in the closet come out. This meant the couple were not able to legally register their marriage, but they told local media they wanted to find a way to celebrate and officially mark their relationship despite this. While India struck down a colonial-era law that criminalized gay sex in 2018, there is no law allowing same-sex marriage.
HYDERABAD, India (AP) - In a first for the southern Indian state of Telangana, two men celebrated their same-sex union with a wedding ceremony on Saturday.Ībhay Dange and Supriya Chakraborty wore white tuxes, exchanged rings on a lavish marquee in what they called a “promising ceremony” and called each other “soul mates”, reported local media.
