Delhi High Court has struck down the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code

On July, 2nd 2009 the two century old anti-sodomy law in India has been struck down by the Delhi High Court. After years of struggle in the court, this is a very special days in the ongoing struggles for sexual rights. SPW congratulates to all involved in this proccess.

Read below information on this victory.

> The judgment

> India: Court Strikes Down ‘Sodomy’Law (HRW)

> Indian High Court: Gay Sex is Legal (ILGA)

> India: Historic ruling against “sodomy” laws, the first step to equality (Amnesty International)

> Statement on the delhi high court’s decision on section 377 of the Indian Penal Code from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

> See Anand Grover on skype for the press conference in India

> India Decriminalizes Gay Sex (The Huffington Post)

> Indian Court Overturns Gay Sex Ban (NY Times)

> Gay Bombay website

Read more:

> Update on ongoing resistance to the Indian anti-sodomy law - by Radhika Ramassuban

> This Alien Legacy: The Origins of ‘Sodomy’ Laws in British Colonialism (HRW report - 2008)

>  377 - And the unnatural afterlife of British colonialism - by Douglas Sanders