The Indian Supreme Court in 2018 decriminalized homosexuality in a landmark ruling, but same-sex marriage remains illegal in the country.
The country’s LGBTQ and intersex community has nevertheless continued to fight for marriage equality, and a ray of hope came from India’s highest court in 2022.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a marriage equality case, and the justices in April heard oral arguments in it. A ruling is still pending, but a debate over the country’s Uniform Civil Code has already begun.
The Uniform Civil Code would bring uniformity of civil union laws, regardless of sex or religion in the country. India since it gained independence from the U.K.