Charting a Programmatic Roadmap for Sexual Minority Groups in India
Discrimination and stigma are constant companions in the life of the rainbow people. Apart from the demand for decriminalization, the main issues that confront the community are discrimination and violence, recognition of alternative family structu...
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ABUSE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ADOPTION LAWS ADOPTIONS ADULT LIFE ADVOCACY AIDS PREVENTION ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ANTIDISCRIMINATION ANXIETY BABY BISEXUAL BISEXUALS BLIND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CITIZEN CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CIVIL LAW CIVIL MARRIAGE CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL UNIONS CLINICS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPANIONS CONDOMS CONSENTING ADULTS COURT COURTS CRIME CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINALS CULTURAL PRACTICE CULTURAL PRACTICES CULTURAL RIGHTS CUSTODY DECRIMINALIZATION DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVOLUTION OF PROPERTY DIET DIGNITY DISABILITY DISABLEMENT DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATIONS DISSEMINATION DIVERSITY DIVORCE DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DROPOUT DRUGS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM EMPOWERMENT EPIDEMIC EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY EQUAL RIGHTS EQUALITY EXCLUSION FAMILIES FAMILY STRUCTURE FAMILY STRUCTURES FAMILY WELFARE FEMALE FEMALES FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FREE WILL FULL PARTICIPATION FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GAY GAY MEN GAYS GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER ROLES GENDER SENSITIZATION GENDERS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GUARDIANSHIP HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEARING HEARINGS HIV HIV/AIDS HOME HOMES HOMOSEXUALITY HOMOSEXUALS HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS HUMILIATION IMMIGRATION IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMPRISONMENT INCLUSION INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS INTERCOURSE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION INTERNATIONAL COVENANT INTERVENTION ISSUES OF POVERTY JAILS JOBS JUDGES JUSTICE JUVENILE JUSTICE KINSHIP LAWS LEGAL REFORM LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LEGISLATIONS LESBIAN LESBIANS LIBERTIES LIBERTY LOCAL AUTHORITIES MAINSTREAM MAINSTREAMING MALE HEIR MARGINALIZATION MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED COUPLE MARRIED COUPLES MEDICAL FACILITIES MENTAL ABUSE MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINORITIES MINORITY MONOGAMY MOVEMENT NATIONAL AIDS NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION NATIONAL LEVEL NUTRITION OBSCENITY OFFENCES OLD AGE OPEN SOCIETY OPPOSITE SEX OPPRESSION OUTREACH WORKERS PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES PARENTHOOD PARENTING PARTNERSHIP PATRIARCHY PENAL CODE PERSONAL LIBERTY PERSONAL SAFETY PERSONALITY PHYSICIANS POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL RIGHTS POPULATION GROUPS PRACTITIONERS PRISON PRIVACY PRIVATE LIFE PROGRESS PROPERTY LAWS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PLACE PUBLIC PLACES PUNISHABLE OFFENCE RACE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RAPE RAPE LAWS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION RELIGIOUS GROUPS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES RESPECT RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS SAME SEX SAME SEX COUPLES SANCTION SCHOOL SYSTEMS SCHOOLS SENSITIVE SUBJECT SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SEX SEX EDUCATION SEX WITH MEN SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS SEXUAL RIGHTS SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIETIES STATE GOVERNMENTS STATE POLICY SURGERY TECHNICAL SUPPORT TOLERANCE TREATMENT SERVICES TREATY UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNMARRIED COUPLE UNMARRIED COUPLES VICTIMS VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WAR WEDDING WELFARE STATE WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WORKFORCE WORKING CLASS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION |
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ABUSE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ADOPTION LAWS ADOPTIONS ADULT LIFE ADVOCACY AIDS PREVENTION ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ANTIDISCRIMINATION ANXIETY BABY BISEXUAL BISEXUALS BLIND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CITIZEN CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CIVIL LAW CIVIL MARRIAGE CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL UNIONS CLINICS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPANIONS CONDOMS CONSENTING ADULTS COURT COURTS CRIME CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINALS CULTURAL PRACTICE CULTURAL PRACTICES CULTURAL RIGHTS CUSTODY DECRIMINALIZATION DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVOLUTION OF PROPERTY DIET DIGNITY DISABILITY DISABLEMENT DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATIONS DISSEMINATION DIVERSITY DIVORCE DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DROPOUT DRUGS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM EMPOWERMENT EPIDEMIC EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY EQUAL RIGHTS EQUALITY EXCLUSION FAMILIES FAMILY STRUCTURE FAMILY STRUCTURES FAMILY WELFARE FEMALE FEMALES FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FREE WILL FULL PARTICIPATION FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GAY GAY MEN GAYS GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER ROLES GENDER SENSITIZATION GENDERS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GUARDIANSHIP HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEARING HEARINGS HIV HIV/AIDS HOME HOMES HOMOSEXUALITY HOMOSEXUALS HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS HUMILIATION IMMIGRATION IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMPRISONMENT INCLUSION INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS INTERCOURSE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION INTERNATIONAL COVENANT INTERVENTION ISSUES OF POVERTY JAILS JOBS JUDGES JUSTICE JUVENILE JUSTICE KINSHIP LAWS LEGAL REFORM LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LEGISLATIONS LESBIAN LESBIANS LIBERTIES LIBERTY LOCAL AUTHORITIES MAINSTREAM MAINSTREAMING MALE HEIR MARGINALIZATION MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED COUPLE MARRIED COUPLES MEDICAL FACILITIES MENTAL ABUSE MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINORITIES MINORITY MONOGAMY MOVEMENT NATIONAL AIDS NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION NATIONAL LEVEL NUTRITION OBSCENITY OFFENCES OLD AGE OPEN SOCIETY OPPOSITE SEX OPPRESSION OUTREACH WORKERS PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES PARENTHOOD PARENTING PARTNERSHIP PATRIARCHY PENAL CODE PERSONAL LIBERTY PERSONAL SAFETY PERSONALITY PHYSICIANS POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL RIGHTS POPULATION GROUPS PRACTITIONERS PRISON PRIVACY PRIVATE LIFE PROGRESS PROPERTY LAWS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PLACE PUBLIC PLACES PUNISHABLE OFFENCE RACE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RAPE RAPE LAWS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION RELIGIOUS GROUPS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES RESPECT RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS SAME SEX SAME SEX COUPLES SANCTION SCHOOL SYSTEMS SCHOOLS SENSITIVE SUBJECT SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SEX SEX EDUCATION SEX WITH MEN SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS SEXUAL RIGHTS SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIETIES STATE GOVERNMENTS STATE POLICY SURGERY TECHNICAL SUPPORT TOLERANCE TREATMENT SERVICES TREATY UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNMARRIED COUPLE UNMARRIED COUPLES VICTIMS VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WAR WEDDING WELFARE STATE WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WORKFORCE WORKING CLASS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION World Bank Charting a Programmatic Roadmap for Sexual Minority Groups in India |
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Discrimination and stigma are constant
companions in the life of the rainbow people. Apart from the
demand for decriminalization, the main issues that confront
the community are discrimination and violence, recognition
of alternative family structures, adoption and property
rights, and access to social security measures including
identity documentation, welfare schemes, and education and
health services. In order to establish a realistic plan for
their inclusion into state provided services and liberties,
it was important to understand what prevents them from doing
so at this time, and to develop a carefully crafted roadmap
for actions that the State, community and other stakeholders
can program into their day-to-day work. Sexual minorities
have fought a long battle against discrimination.
Criminalization of Hijra and homosexuals took place during
the colonial period and Lord Macaulay drafted the now
infamous section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
according to the law, voluntary carnal intercourse against
the order of nature could be punished by imprisonment. Laws
such as section 377 have long been removed in most western
democracies, although they persist in many post-colonial
countries in Asia and Africa. In 2009, the Delhi High Court
also read down the law, legalizing same sex consensual
homosexual activities between adults. This judgment is
unfortunately now challenged at the Supreme Court of India
which is currently hearing the arguments of either side. The
decriminalization of the community remains a fundamental
issue which needs resolution if the community is to attain
its rightful due. Continued advocacy on the part of the
community and education of its people in the implications of
the 2009 High Court judgment are important steps. |
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Charting a Programmatic Roadmap for Sexual Minority Groups in India |
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Charting a Programmatic Roadmap for Sexual Minority Groups in India |
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Charting a Programmatic Roadmap for Sexual Minority Groups in India |
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Charting a Programmatic Roadmap for Sexual Minority Groups in India |
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Charting a Programmatic Roadmap for Sexual Minority Groups in India |
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charting a programmatic roadmap for sexual minority groups in india |
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okr-10986-179842021-04-23T14:03:35Z Charting a Programmatic Roadmap for Sexual Minority Groups in India World Bank ABUSE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ADOPTION LAWS ADOPTIONS ADULT LIFE ADVOCACY AIDS PREVENTION ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ANTIDISCRIMINATION ANXIETY BABY BISEXUAL BISEXUALS BLIND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CITIZEN CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CIVIL LAW CIVIL MARRIAGE CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL UNIONS CLINICS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPANIONS CONDOMS CONSENTING ADULTS COURT COURTS CRIME CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINALS CULTURAL PRACTICE CULTURAL PRACTICES CULTURAL RIGHTS CUSTODY DECRIMINALIZATION DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVOLUTION OF PROPERTY DIET DIGNITY DISABILITY DISABLEMENT DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATIONS DISSEMINATION DIVERSITY DIVORCE DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DROPOUT DRUGS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM EMPOWERMENT EPIDEMIC EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY EQUAL RIGHTS EQUALITY EXCLUSION FAMILIES FAMILY STRUCTURE FAMILY STRUCTURES FAMILY WELFARE FEMALE FEMALES FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FREE WILL FULL PARTICIPATION FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GAY GAY MEN GAYS GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER ROLES GENDER SENSITIZATION GENDERS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GUARDIANSHIP HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEARING HEARINGS HIV HIV/AIDS HOME HOMES HOMOSEXUALITY HOMOSEXUALS HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS HUMILIATION IMMIGRATION IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMPRISONMENT INCLUSION INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS INTERCOURSE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION INTERNATIONAL COVENANT INTERVENTION ISSUES OF POVERTY JAILS JOBS JUDGES JUSTICE JUVENILE JUSTICE KINSHIP LAWS LEGAL REFORM LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LEGISLATIONS LESBIAN LESBIANS LIBERTIES LIBERTY LOCAL AUTHORITIES MAINSTREAM MAINSTREAMING MALE HEIR MARGINALIZATION MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED COUPLE MARRIED COUPLES MEDICAL FACILITIES MENTAL ABUSE MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINORITIES MINORITY MONOGAMY MOVEMENT NATIONAL AIDS NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION NATIONAL LEVEL NUTRITION OBSCENITY OFFENCES OLD AGE OPEN SOCIETY OPPOSITE SEX OPPRESSION OUTREACH WORKERS PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES PARENTHOOD PARENTING PARTNERSHIP PATRIARCHY PENAL CODE PERSONAL LIBERTY PERSONAL SAFETY PERSONALITY PHYSICIANS POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL RIGHTS POPULATION GROUPS PRACTITIONERS PRISON PRIVACY PRIVATE LIFE PROGRESS PROPERTY LAWS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PLACE PUBLIC PLACES PUNISHABLE OFFENCE RACE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RAPE RAPE LAWS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION RELIGIOUS GROUPS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES RESPECT RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS SAME SEX SAME SEX COUPLES SANCTION SCHOOL SYSTEMS SCHOOLS SENSITIVE SUBJECT SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SEX SEX EDUCATION SEX WITH MEN SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS SEXUAL RIGHTS SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIETIES STATE GOVERNMENTS STATE POLICY SURGERY TECHNICAL SUPPORT TOLERANCE TREATMENT SERVICES TREATY UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNMARRIED COUPLE UNMARRIED COUPLES VICTIMS VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WAR WEDDING WELFARE STATE WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WORKFORCE WORKING CLASS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Discrimination and stigma are constant companions in the life of the rainbow people. Apart from the demand for decriminalization, the main issues that confront the community are discrimination and violence, recognition of alternative family structures, adoption and property rights, and access to social security measures including identity documentation, welfare schemes, and education and health services. In order to establish a realistic plan for their inclusion into state provided services and liberties, it was important to understand what prevents them from doing so at this time, and to develop a carefully crafted roadmap for actions that the State, community and other stakeholders can program into their day-to-day work. Sexual minorities have fought a long battle against discrimination. Criminalization of Hijra and homosexuals took place during the colonial period and Lord Macaulay drafted the now infamous section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) according to the law, voluntary carnal intercourse against the order of nature could be punished by imprisonment. Laws such as section 377 have long been removed in most western democracies, although they persist in many post-colonial countries in Asia and Africa. In 2009, the Delhi High Court also read down the law, legalizing same sex consensual homosexual activities between adults. This judgment is unfortunately now challenged at the Supreme Court of India which is currently hearing the arguments of either side. The decriminalization of the community remains a fundamental issue which needs resolution if the community is to attain its rightful due. Continued advocacy on the part of the community and education of its people in the implications of the 2009 High Court judgment are important steps. 2014-04-22T19:07:56Z 2014-04-22T19:07:56Z 2012-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16514787/charting-programmatic-roadmap-sexual-minority-groups-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17984 English en_US South Asia Human Development Sector report no. 55; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India |