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posted Friday, February 24, 2012 - Volume 40 Issue 08 Indian gov't clarifies it accepts gay sex is legalNEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian government Tuesday clarified to the Supreme Court that it accepts a recent ruling legalizing gay sex in the country. A lawyer told the Supreme Court that the government would not challenge a 2009 order by the Delhi High Court striking down a colonial-era law that made gay sex a crime. The order was appealed by conservative groups and the Supreme Court is now hearing opinions from those groups as well as gay rights activists. The latest statement comes days after another government lawyer told the court that gay sex was "highly immoral" and should be banned. The government quickly denied that lawyer's statement, prompting confusion about its stance on the law. On Tuesday, a Supreme Court justice asked the government's lawyers to file an affidavit to reconcile the two divergent positions heard in court. Neither lawyer explained Thursday's confusion. full story: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hDfLLHLpJYrX82RvYFhja2AsGCkA?docId=9c9ac397dd8a430db1042391eda34133 |
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