Bollywood celebs rejoicing the decision of India’s Supreme Court lifting a ban on gay sex of section 377; making gay and lesbian sex legal.
Let September 6, 2018 be remembered as the day where all Indians started loving equally without any fear! The Supreme Court of India has delivered a historic and a landmark judgement where it has decriminalized homosexuality. Delivering his verdict on IPC Section 377, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said, “I am what I am. So take me as I am. No one can escape from their individuality.” In the country where Indians can finally love freely irrespective of their sex— Bollywood too is celebrating this historic judgement by embracing its individual opinions.
Among the first ones to react to this jubilant news were filmmaker Karan Johar and fashion designer Manish Malhotra.
Historical judgment!!!! So proud today! Decriminalising homosexuality and abolishing #Section377 is a huge thumbs up for humanity and equal rights! The country gets its oxygen back! ????????? pic.twitter.com/ZOXwKmKDp5
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) September 6, 2018
The news of decriminalizing homosexuality is a relief to all the people of the LGBT community, whether in Bollywood or the masses as now they can live and love equally while feeling safe in their country.
Other Bollywood celebrities who celebrated this historic judgement were:
Letting go of obsolete laws, keeping up with a scientific temper and honouring people’s choices has strengthened our democracy. #Section377
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) September 6, 2018
Legalisation of homosexuality is marked as an historic day in India and twitterati cries with tears of joy
I don't care if you are Gay, Straight, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Laura, Lahsun etc etc etc, If you are harmless to me and the society at large, i have no problem with you.#Section377
— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) September 6, 2018
Homosexuality is no longer a crime in India! #Section377 has been struck down. Congrats, India’s LGBTQ Community on your victory! Welcome to the right side of history! ?️?♥️ pic.twitter.com/vyDVw38pRj
— Ethan Barnhart (@ethan__shaun) September 6, 2018
Homosexuality is NOT a criminal offence in India anymore. The striking down of #Section377 was a major step. I cannot express how happy i am oh my god. Guys HOMOSEXUALITY IS LEGALLY ACCEPTED IN INDIA.
I N I N D I A— chanchal || little euphoria day?☀ (@confusedarmy_) September 6, 2018
this is just so great im so happy change is coming #section377 pic.twitter.com/Id1gdKWiyD
— ? (@namastaes) September 6, 2018
Finally #Section377 has been scrapped by SC!
Savarkar ji & Godse ji would be delighted if they had been alive now!
Now, it's time for celebration! BMKJ?
— Sanjeevani (@SanjeevaniPage) September 6, 2018
#Section377 Those people who might suddenly get worried with this decision of the Supreme Court and start saying, "OMG now entire India will be gay"….. RELAX, SC has decriminalized Homosexuality, not made it mandatory.
— Suchi (@suchisow9) September 6, 2018
Many of the celebrities who are tweeting and posting Instagram posts about the abolishment of section 377 are related to the LGBT community directly or indirectly, in some manner. Hopefully due to this judgement maybe now there will not anymore cringy jokes on gays and lesbians in Bollywood movies?
While Supreme Court’s this judgement is the first step towards ending the mental and physical torture on the LGBT community members— this day is also a new ray of hope for all the Indians who lived in darkness because of their sexuality.
