Decriminalising homosexuality in India

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 17, Issue 34, 2009, Pages 20-28

  Misra, Geetanjali ^a  

^a CREA   (India)

Author keywords

advocacy and political process; homosexuality; India; law and policy; LGBT organisations; sexual rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CITIZENSHIP; CRIME; FEMINISM; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; LAW; LESBIAN; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASS MEDIUM; ORGANIZATION; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SEX; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; TRANSSEXUALISM;

BISEXUALITY; CRIMINAL LAW; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INDIA; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL CHANGE; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 70749159309     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(09)34478-X     Document Type: Article

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