Viewfinder: Celebrating India’s Landmark LGBT Victory

Pacific Standard Staff
September 7, 2018
A member of the LGBT community celebrates the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex in Mumbai, India, on September 6th, 2018.
A member of the LGBT community celebrates the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex in Mumbai, India, on September 6th, 2018. In a landmark victory, the ruling overturned the ban, which had been at the center of years of legal battles for gay rights advocates.

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