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Title: In India, Anti-Gay Law Under Siege
Post by: Mnemosyne on August 12, 2008, 03:31:56 PM
Post by: Mnemosyne on August 12, 2008, 03:31:56 PM
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 (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.
by Kilian Melloy
EDGE Contributor
Tuesday Aug 12, 2008
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=78780 (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.