It would be ideal if the activists and policymakers realise the real potential and worth that marriage equality ought to constitutionally entail, so that its benefits are accessible not just for a select few within the LGBTIQ+ groups.
Author
Sourav Mandal, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Summary
The ongoing hearings on marriage equality in the Supreme Court have not only raised some pertinent constitutional and human rights issues but also certain key questions, the answers to which will decide the future of LGBTIQ+ rights and activism in India.
A report of the ongoing trial is presented in this article, and the potential judicial outcomes are analysed against the backdrop of the constitutional framework, the lived realities of LGBTIQ+ lives, and India’s mainstream politics.
Published in: Economic & Political Weekly
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