Protest against the anti-gay ruling of the SC I.J. NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON, DC - The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) announced its disappointment with the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to criminalize consensual homosexual conduct. “No law should interfere in a consensual relationship of two individuals behind closed doors,” said Harsh Voruganti, Associate Director of Public Policy at HAF. “We had hoped that the Indian Supreme Court would have upheld the lower court’s progressive decision.”
Section 377, based on arcane, Victorian mores, does not reflect the understanding of many contemporary Hindu lay and spiritual leaders who...
WASHINGTON, DC - The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) announced its disappointment with the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to criminalize consensual homosexual conduct. “No law should interfere in a consensual relationship of two individuals behind closed doors,” said Harsh Voruganti, Associate Director of Public Policy at HAF. “We had hoped that the Indian Supreme Court would have upheld the lower court’s progressive decision.”
Section 377, based on arcane, Victorian mores, does not reflect the understanding of many contemporary Hindu lay and spiritual leaders who...
emphasize the teachings of every individual’s inherent divinity — be they heterosexual or homosexual, Voruganti added. “The essential core of Hindu teachings is that an individual’s value is not based on his or her sexual orientation, but on one’s ability to transcend the body, senses, and ego,” said Swaminathan Venkataraman, HAF’s Director of India Strategic Relations. “And unlike many interpretations of Abrahamic scripture, Hinduism does not provide a fundamental spiritual reason to reject or ostracize homosexuals,” said Venkataraman.
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