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India’s Supreme Court Overturns Colonial-era Gay Sex Ban

06/09/2018 GMT

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The court ruled that gay sex between consenting adults was legal

India’s Supreme Court has overturned a colonial-era law that criminalised homosexuality. The judges said a controversial law dating from colonial times on gay sex was irrational and arbitrary. An LGBT activist told the programme that Thursday’s announcement was a “historic” moment. 

Also in the programme: A former Russian military general reacts to the news that police in Britain have accused two Russian military intelligence officers of being behind the Salisbury nerve agent attack; And talks to bring about the end to the conflict in Yemen are put on hold. 

Picture: LGBT supporters celebrate in Mumbai after the Indian Supreme Court’s verdict decriminalising gay sex. Credit: REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

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