The Delhi high court has in the past shown that the courts can read down the section to decriminalise gay sex. The government should initiate such a step by moving a bill to remove gay sex from the purview of Section 377 and all parties and MPs should pass it. Sexual expression, in whatever form, between consenting adults in the privacy of a home ought to receive protection of fundamental rights." "Despite their achievements and contributions to India in various fields, they are being denied the right to sexuality, the most basic and inherent of fundamental rights. One, well-known LGBT personalities who have till now lived in fear of social persecution have overcome the fear of public humiliation to assert their sexual preference.

Source: Times of India June 27, 2016 22:30 UTC