• HARJOT KAUR
• Dr. Priyanka Uppal
• Dr. Ravinder jeet Kaur

One relief for LGBT people came in 2018: homosexual acts that are consensual are not inherently wrong. That, however, is insufficient for them to alter the stereotypical thinking that pervades our society. Both their family and society have done them a lot of harm. They have always received different treatment. For same-sex attracted individuals, a specific provision was made in the Indian Penal Code. However, the Hon'ble Supreme Court decriminalised a portion of Section 377 in the case of Navtej Singh Johar, meaning that a consensual same-sex sexual activity is no longer an offence. In recent years, LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning) rights in India have changed. However, compared to non-members of the LGBTQ community, LGBTQ citizens continue to encounter some social and legal challenges. It is the responsibility of the court to make a fair decision, the government to see that the verdict reaches the public, and the general public to warmly accept the court's ruling. However, despite the Supreme Court of India's 2018 action in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, which eliminated the portion of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that made homosexual acts illegal, the Government and the community still oppose this decision. Both the federal and state governments failed to take any special measures for the advancement of LGBTQ people, and the community also failed to win the support of the general populace. In particular, the paper makes reference to transgender people and judicial pronouncements as it examines the long struggle of the LGBTQ Community for basic Fundamental Rights and the Discrimination they face in various spheres of life. The final section of the paper examines the challenges the LGBT Community will face as well as the additional legal and social reforms required for LGBT people to achieve full equality and acceptance in the conservative Indian society. A non-consensual sexual act is still illegal according to section 377. Therefore, neither decriminalisation nor our society as a whole will suffice for LGBT people. They continue to be denied obtaining either legal or societal status. This essay aims to present the current situation of LGBT people in India and to educate readers about the fact that they are not abnormal or different. In this essay, harms to LGBT people are discussed in relation to various social facts and behaviours.

LGBTQ STATUS IN INDIA

"STATUS OF LGBTQ IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.e440-e448, September-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309452.pdf

"STATUS OF LGBTQ IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no. ppe440-e448, September-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309452.pdf