New Delhi Court Rules to Decriminalize Homosexuality


	New Delhi Court Rules to Decriminalize Homosexuality

Deepti

7-3-2009 1:55 AM

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gay, homosexual, india, legal, lesbian, sex

Deepti says:

At last!

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7-4-2009 11:01 AM

AcesLucky

Wow. Reason over superstition. It's like the whole word is growing up. And the lights are coming back on illuminating the Dark Ages fallacies and folly. All over the world people want the freedom to live their lives without the oppressive dictatorship of others. Freedom is catching!

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