The more we move forward towards accepting people for who they are and whom they love, additionally we take two steps back because the country is not wholly accepting of it. The stigma around a same-sex couple’s marriage is so deeply ingrained in the country that people, apart from personal religious laws, have stood against it for the longest time. While the fight to choose one's own partner and marry them is still on, the politicians and lawmakers in the country sure don't make it uncomplicated.
An MP recently spoke his mind in the Rajya Sabha House of the Parliament stating that although same-sex relationships are acceptable now in India, allowing same-sex couples to get married would shake the balance of the society and, therefore, must be prohibited.
Suggested Reading: Plea To Register Same Sex Marriages Under Religion Neutral Or Secular Law Filed In Delhi HC
MP comments on same-sex marriage
Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Sushil Modi opined in the upper house on Monday declaring that legalising same-sex marriages should not be the next agenda considering it will only create havoc in the country.
The leader from Bihar made a statement saying that the country has accepted same-sex relationships but accepting their marriages would shake the balance of the Indian society since marriage is considered a sacred institution here. MP Modi urged the government to oppose any move directed towards legalising same-sex marriages. "In this country, same-sex marriage is not recognised. It is not even accepted by any personal law like Muslim Personal Law. Legalising this can create havoc and shake the personal laws' balance in India."
Objecting to marriages as a cultural as well as a social construct, he said that India has decriminalised same-sex relationships and while a couple of the same sex living together is one thing, them living together as legally married is another.
Four same-sex couples moved the SC to legalise same-sex marriages
In 2018, the Supreme Court affirmed the LGBTQIA+ community's constitutional rights and further struck down the ban on gay sex by decriminalising same-sex relationships.
This matter came up for discussion in the Parliament after four gay couples put in their appeal to the Supreme Court to recognise same-sex marriages. The politician said that this matter is not something that a few judges in the Apex Court can decide alone. "Two judges cannot sit and decide alone when it comes to such an important issue. This requires a debate in both Parliament and society. Some people are trying to change the ethos of the country and I request the government to argue against this appeal in court," he said.
The question that still remains is that if same-sex relationships are legalised and the law supports couples of similar sex living together, how can a marriage between them, which will again be recognised by Indian law, change the fabric of the society? Why is acceptance only limited to what the lawmakers or the society are comfortable with? When the decision on the lives of same-sex couples are being taken, shouldn't they be the ones demanding and choosing what to do with their rights, provided the rights are given to them in the first place? Well, the battle is hard and long but these comments made in the highest legislative body of the parliament certainly don't do any good in supporting those who have been fighting for their rights to simply choose their partners for marriage.
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Same-Sex Marriage Will Shake Society's Balance: MP Sushil Modi
A BJP MP stated that although same-sex relationships are acceptable now in India, allowing same-sex couples to get married would shake the balance of society and, therefore, must be prohibited.
The more we move forward towards accepting people for who they are and whom they love, additionally we take two steps back because the country is not wholly accepting of it. The stigma around a same-sex couple’s marriage is so deeply ingrained in the country that people, apart from personal religious laws, have stood against it for the longest time. While the fight to choose one's own partner and marry them is still on, the politicians and lawmakers in the country sure don't make it uncomplicated.
An MP recently spoke his mind in the Rajya Sabha House of the Parliament stating that although same-sex relationships are acceptable now in India, allowing same-sex couples to get married would shake the balance of the society and, therefore, must be prohibited.
Suggested Reading: Plea To Register Same Sex Marriages Under Religion Neutral Or Secular Law Filed In Delhi HC
MP comments on same-sex marriage
Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Sushil Modi opined in the upper house on Monday declaring that legalising same-sex marriages should not be the next agenda considering it will only create havoc in the country.
The leader from Bihar made a statement saying that the country has accepted same-sex relationships but accepting their marriages would shake the balance of the Indian society since marriage is considered a sacred institution here. MP Modi urged the government to oppose any move directed towards legalising same-sex marriages. "In this country, same-sex marriage is not recognised. It is not even accepted by any personal law like Muslim Personal Law. Legalising this can create havoc and shake the personal laws' balance in India."
Objecting to marriages as a cultural as well as a social construct, he said that India has decriminalised same-sex relationships and while a couple of the same sex living together is one thing, them living together as legally married is another.
Four same-sex couples moved the SC to legalise same-sex marriages
In 2018, the Supreme Court affirmed the LGBTQIA+ community's constitutional rights and further struck down the ban on gay sex by decriminalising same-sex relationships.
This matter came up for discussion in the Parliament after four gay couples put in their appeal to the Supreme Court to recognise same-sex marriages. The politician said that this matter is not something that a few judges in the Apex Court can decide alone. "Two judges cannot sit and decide alone when it comes to such an important issue. This requires a debate in both Parliament and society. Some people are trying to change the ethos of the country and I request the government to argue against this appeal in court," he said.
The question that still remains is that if same-sex relationships are legalised and the law supports couples of similar sex living together, how can a marriage between them, which will again be recognised by Indian law, change the fabric of the society? Why is acceptance only limited to what the lawmakers or the society are comfortable with? When the decision on the lives of same-sex couples are being taken, shouldn't they be the ones demanding and choosing what to do with their rights, provided the rights are given to them in the first place? Well, the battle is hard and long but these comments made in the highest legislative body of the parliament certainly don't do any good in supporting those who have been fighting for their rights to simply choose their partners for marriage.