Last Updated: October 17, 2023, 22:47 IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to acknowledge the best of same-sex {couples} to enter into marriages or have civil unions. (Representational picture/PTI)
There are many {couples} from the LGBTQ group who’ve had a ceremonial wedding ceremony, which has no authorized standing in the nation
Inder and Ashish, a homosexual couple from Mumbai, exchanged rings in 2017. This was a casual celebration the place they’d to declare to their household that they have been a pair. They have been anticipating that the Supreme Court would give an order in the favour of the group on Tuesday and they might formally have a marriage and name themselves “husband and husband”.
“In India, marriage is a way of acceptance by the society. Our families had hoped that the Supreme Court would allow us to get married and we would be able to adopt kids. Our family wants us to take the family name further. But looks like it is not happening anytime soon. We have a long way ahead, but hopefully, for the new generation, this dream will become a reality,” mentioned Inder.
“We could have easily gotten married and settled in some other country, where same-sex marriage is legal. Of course, it wouldn’t have any legal binding in our country, and we would have to stay in some other country. But, we want to be in India and have those rights, like any other heterosexual couple,” mentioned Ashish.
Just like Inder and Ashish, there are various {couples} from the group who’ve had a ceremonial wedding ceremony, which has no authorized standing in the nation.
Dr Surabhi Mitra, one of many petitioners in the Supreme Court case, had a dedication ring ceremony in December 2021 in Nagpur together with members of the family and buddies.
This was their approach of exhibiting dedication in the direction of one another as a result of same-sex marriage has not but been legalised in the nation.
The couple has been wanting to get married at a vacation spot wedding ceremony in Goa, which is why they supported this petition.
However, their desires would have to “wait for a couple of years more before they can be executed”.
