Section 377

Though I ve planned to write about it last week, I had time only now.

Last week there was a historic judgment passed by Delhi court decriminalizing the section 377. The court said gays and lesbians are not criminals. There was a general excitement from many human right activists and so called intellectuals. The point every one put forth is that

1. These things are not western import and there within the society
I do agree that this is not a western export. It exists even in India before. But that alone doesn’t give right for abolishing the section. And I believe every adult will know that even prostitution is there even before that. Does anyone speak about legalizing that?

2. Being a gay or lesbian is a human right and no one has any authority to interfere
If they say it’s their right, then some people claims that it’s their right to use drugs, in which they will attain the satisfaction. Or I want to jump from the 10th floor just for excitement. Will the legal system allows that? The point is there are certain things that we should not do, whatever may be the individual right.

3. Its also a natural human tendency. Just like attracted towards opposite sex they are attracted towards same sex
If that was the case, there was also a word called incest, zoophile, pedophiles, and necrophilia’s and so on. I can be very sure that these are also natural desires. Why should we stop these people? Again I am sure people will argue that these are different. We should atleast allow zoophiles since we don’t mind killing an animal for our taste of food. But what if someone takes advantage for other purpose?

4. If two people attracted toward each other then thats nothing to do with the society.
Just because two people mutually agree, we cant encourage that. That the same case with the prostitutes. If legalizing prostitution will encourage prostitutes, then thats the same case with gays and lesbians as well.

5. And common things like freedom of blah blah..
The point is there are certain things that for the common good for society we should not allow. Thats the basic reason why there was something called LAW. If we bend that law and amend that for certain people now, there is every possibility that the other groups of incest, pedophiles, necrophilia will also stand up and ask for amendment.

No case has been booked under section 377 for the past 35 years in India. Hence its evident that they are not harassed by law even now. Atleast for books sake let’s keep that and please do not open the flood gates. By decriminalizing that we are giving greater publicity for that and that will surely attract / encourage the younger generation, just like drugs. So what are we are going to tell our next generation?.

Comparing them with transgenders is another mistake. But for these people I surely have an apathy. They are the one who needs care from the society. Our society surely needs to change their views towards them coz it’s not their fault.

So if you ask me, I will tell not to amend the existing law and invite the trouble to our next generation.