Senior
Advocate Mukul Rohatgi said that popular approval alone is insufficient to deny
the fundamental rights of a society, referring to the stigma endured by LGBTQ
people, according to live updates from the Supreme Court hearing in India on
same-sex marriage. A constitutional statement, according to Rohatgi, is
required to confront this stigma since discrimination based on sexual
orientation is an affront to a person's dignity and sense of worth.
A collection
of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage were heard by
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, who ruled that the Special
Marriage Act's requirement that couples give a 30-day notice of their desire to
marry is unconstitutional. He emphasised that even in heterosexual couples,
this need is unjustified.
The CJI also
agreed that the definition of a biological man or woman is relative and extends
beyond a person's anatomy. This statement was made in response to Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta's argument that the legislature's goal has always been to
recognise relationships between a biological man and woman on behalf of the
government. Mehta also questioned the suitability of using the legal system to
create new socio-legal rights through marriage.
In recent years, the LGBTQ community has gained greater
visibility and acceptance in India, aided by platforms such as EORTV, an OTT service that produces
and distributes LGBTQ-focused content. This has contributed to a shift in societal
attitudes and helped raise awareness of LGBTQ issues, including same-sex
marriage.
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