TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY OF LGBTQ COMMUNITY GLOBALLY: A DETAIL ANALYSIS

Abstract

The rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, & Queer (“LGBTQ+”) individuals in India have seen substantial progress in recent years. Nonetheless, members of the LGBTQ community continue to face societal and legal hurdles that non-LGBTQ people do not. Astonishing there are legislation on almost every community in this country however little do India has a precise laws on this community. It is the role of the judiciary to provide just and equitable judgements, the government to ensure that these verdicts are carried out, and society to enthusiastically accept the court’s conclusions. However, progress in LGBTQ+ rights has been gradual, notwithstanding the Indian Apex Court’s ruling in the Navtej Singh Johar  case in 2018, which threw down the portion of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalized homosexuality. Almost 30 months after this momentous decision, the situation for the LGBTQ community has not improved dramatically. Both the federal and state governments have failed to implement specific protections for LGBTQ individuals’ advancement, and societal acceptance remains elusive. This extensive analysis investigates the condition of LGBTQ rights in India, documenting their growth in recent years. In many of the developed nations there are numerous pro legislations on LGBTQ with respect to their health, education, employment etc, but India stands only at the verge of it. While tremendous progress has been accomplished, LGBTQ people continue to face social and legal hurdles that non-LGBTQ people do not. This papers main objective is to study the comparative analysis of the laws related to LGBTQ++ in developed and developing nation like India.