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[4] [5] Gender inequality in India is a multifaceted issue that primarily concerns women, but also affects men. [6] When India's population is examined as a whole, women are at a disadvantage in several important ways. Although the constitution of India grants men and women equal rights, gender disparities remain.
In 2023, the issue of same-sex marriage and adoption rights was raised before the Supreme Court of India by the LGBTQ community but the Supreme Court held that it is a matter to be decided by parliament and judiciary cannot frame laws on this subject. [297]
In Pooja and Another vs. State of Punjab and Others, the High Court ruled in August 2023 that "Article 21 of the Constitution on protection of life and personal liberty [does] not cease to apply when people of the same gender decide to live together.", ordering police to protect a lesbian couple from "potential threats to their lives". [81]
21 September 2023: Assented to by: President Droupadi Murmu: Assented to: 28 September 2023: Date of expiry: 15 years after enactment: Legislative history; First chamber: Lok Sabha; Bill title: The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023 [2] Introduced by: Minister of Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal: Introduced: 19 ...
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This category contains articles that are supported by Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Women and gender issues. Articles are automatically added to this category based on parameters in the {{ WikiProject India }} template.
On 15 April 2014, the Supreme Court of India delivered its judgment in National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India (NALSA v.UOI), in which it recognised the rights of transgender people in India and laid down a series of measures for securing transgender people's rights by mandating the prohibition of discrimination, recommending the creation of welfare policies, and reservations for ...
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