365 days minus 377: gay community says this calls for celebration
Georgina Maddox
Posted: Jun 29, 2010 at 0349 hrs IST
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/365-days-minus-377-gay-community-says-this-calls-for-celebration/639813/New Delhi A song from a 1968 Shammi Kapoor caper, tweaked to serve the queer cause, will be the anthem for the gay community as it celebrates the first anniversary of the Delhi High Court ruling that overturned Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalising homosexuality.
"Aaj kal hamare pyaar ke charche har zubaan par, sabko malum hai aur sabko khabar ho gayee..." will be the chant on the streets on July 2 as lesbians
, gays, bisexuals and transgenders celebrate the judgment that gave them breathing space in Delhi — and hope for greater freedom across the country.
