At the Dehradun Literature Festival, the lawyer and author of ‘The Urban Elite v Union of India: The Unfulfilled Constitutional Promise of Marriage (In) Equality’ spoke about queer liberation and the importance of marriage equality
The Supreme Court declined to mandate the government to include non-consensual unnatural sex in the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, emphasizing legislative authority.
The BNS was an opportunity to showcase a modern nation and acknowledge social change. Instead, a much-needed decolonising project has failed to escape a regressive mindset.