Yes To Gay Sex, But No Same-Sex Marriages Please! Government May Oppose Any Such Move In Court

The central government, which left it to the Supreme Court judges to decide on decriminalising homosexuality in India may not walk the next step - allowing same-sex marriages in the country.

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RSS, the ideological parent of the ruling BJP, which has softened its stand on gay sex has said that it does not support same-sex marriage as it was ¡®not natural¡¯.

¡°Like the Supreme Court's verdict, we also do not consider this (homosexuality) as a crime¡­[but] These relationships are not natural, so we do not support this kind of relationship,¡± Arun Kumar, RSS spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday.

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He added that Indian society ¡°traditionally does not recognise¡± such relations. ¡°Humans usually learn from experiences, so this topic needs to be discussed and handled the social and psychological level¡±.

Even the government is likely to oppose any such demand if it comes up. In the court too, the government had argued that the scope of discussion should be limited to Section 377 alone.

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During the trial, the Supreme Court had made it clear that any other matters including same-sex marriages will not be considered along with the case.

This comes as a setback to rights activists and the petitioner who has been actively campaigning for years.

Many including the petitioners had said after the verdict that their next aim is to make same-sex marriages legal in India.

Currently, 27 countries across the world, most Europeans have decriminalized same-sex marriages.