Same-sex marriage will one day become reality, says India's fastest woman Dutee Chand
The Hindu
A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court unanimously refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act
India’s fastest woman Dutee Chand has expressed optimism that the same-sex marriage will become a reality one day.
Chand made the remark while expressing her views on the Supreme court’s judgment on the legality of same-sex marriage.
Read the full judgment here
A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act, ruling that it is within Parliament's ambit to change the law for validating such union.
"The Supreme Court has not prevented same-sex persons from staying together. As the country has no such legislation for marriage between same-sex persons, the SC did not interfere in it," she said.
"We are optimistic that the Central government and Parliament will certainly consider the case and make a proper legislation for the marriage between same-sex persons in future," Chand said.
Dutee, who had no hesitation in revealing that she was in a relation with her partner for five years, said they love each other and decided to stay and get married.
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