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Thu Sep 6, 2018, 07:27 AM Sep 2018

'Love is love': Internet cheers with memes, cartoons as India decriminalises homosexuality

https://scroll.in/article/893388/love-is-love-internet-cheers-with-memes-cartoons-as-supreme-court-decriminalises-homosexuality



The Supreme Court of India on Thursday decriminalised homosexuality, ruling that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that made sexual acts “against the order of nature” illegal was unconstitutional. The section dates back to 1861.

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While commentators for and against the criminalisation of homosexual relations debated on television news channels, the Supreme Court’s decision was received with great joy and cheer on social media. And of course, the meme train has taken off in style.















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