In India, Anti-Gay Law Under Siege

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In India, Anti-Gay Law Under Siege
by Kilian Melloy
EDGE Contributor
Tuesday Aug 12, 2008
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=78780

Narrain explained that "377," as it is referred to, "is used very much against gay men, lesbians and transgender people in a big way to extort, blackmail and harass," with the extortion being carried out by gangs who demand money from gays and lesbians under threat of revealing their sexuality to their families, and to the police.