Indian Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Gay Law

India's Supreme Court has upheld a 19th-century law making homosexual acts a crime, overturning an earlier court decision.The court ruled Wednesday that a 2009 High Court decision to strike down the law was unconstitutional. It said that decision should be made by Indian lawmakers, not the legal system.The ruling was a blow to gay rights advocates, who largely expected the 2009 ruling to be upheld. Activists outside the courtroom told reporters the law allows police harassment of gay...

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