• UGI USER
  • Mar 21, 2024
  • 3 Likes
  • 0 Comments

DON’T USE COUNSELLING TO TURN LGBTQ PERSONS AGAINST THEIR IDENTITY, SAYS SC

Why in the news?

Supreme Court cautions against using counselling to coerce LGBTQ+ individuals, emphasising affirmation of identity and autonomy.

About Supreme Court Caution:

  • Identity Affirmation: SC warns against using counselling to coerce LGBTQ+ individuals to reject their sexual orientation.
  • Judicial Approach: Judges advised to show empathy, refrain from imposing personal biases or societal norms on individuals.
  • Guidelines: Verdict lays out guidelines emphasising the importance of ascertaining free will without imposing external pressures.
source:pressbooks
What is  LGBTQIA+ ?

●   National Medical Commission bans conversion therapy for LGBTQIA+ community, labelling it as “professional misconduct.”

●   Conversion therapy deemed wrong under Indian Medical Council regulations following Madras High Court directive.

●   LGBTQIA+ encompasses lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual individuals, and others not conforming to cisgender heterosexual norms.

●   Supreme Court decriminalised section 377, which criminalised homosexual relations, on September 6, 2018.