We have been in love for 15 years.. Allow us to get married.. Two young people petitioned the Supreme Court

A same-sex couple has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking permission to marry. Utkarsh Saxena and Ananya Kotia, two young men, have requested the Supreme Court to allow them to marry, stating that they have been in love for the past 15 years. They are studying abroad and have been in a relationship for several years. Along with this couple, three others appealed for permission for their marriages. The bench said that all these will be heard in March. If these marriages are legalized, India will become the second Asian country after Taiwan to legalize same-sex marriages. Utkars and Kotias have been in love since 2008. How does the lack of acceptance of homosexuality change people’s attitudes in India, a conservative country? The couple stated in their petition that they waited. Utkarsh Saxena, a public policy scholar at Oxford University, said: “We are very concerned about the next developments.” “We are facing a very fragile situation. Efforts are being made to break it in some way,” he said. LGBTQ people are openly declaring their sexuality as Indian society gradually accepts homosexuality in recent times. In this background, Saxena and Kotia decided to inform their family members and friends about their relationship. Many people agree with this. “Our relationship has not been accepted socially for a long time. We want it to be accepted like any other couple’s relationship,” he explained. It is known that it has been clarified that homosexuality is not an unnatural sexual act, so it does not fall under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A five-judge Supreme Court bench including Justice Dipak Misra delivered the verdict in March last year. Justice Mishra revealed that the five judges expressed consensus that gay sex is not a crime and does not fall under Section 377. Justice Mishra made it clear that the LGBT community will have equal rights to men and women in the society. The Supreme Court ruled that consensual homosexuality is not a crime but is legal.Read And