Last Updated: October 18, 2023, 07:29 IST
Dutee Chand and her companion Monalisa (Instagram)
Dutee Chand voiced her disappointment on the Supreme Court verdict to refuse similar-intercourse marriages authorized recognition.
Indian sprinter Dutee Chand mentioned she was dissaponted by the Supreme Court on Tuesday refusing to legalise similar-intercourse marriages in India.
“I plan to marry my partner Monalisa. But the decision of the apex court has upset all plans. I have been living with Monalisa for five years. We are happy together and as adults, we have every right to make our own decisions. We hope Parliament passes a law allowing same-sex marriages,” Dutee was quoted as saying by TOI.
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Dutee turned the primary overtly homosexual Indian athlete again in May 2019. She additionally confronted a barrage of criticism from her household after she introduced she was in a similar-intercourse relationship.
In 2021, Dutee participated within the Queen’s Baton in Birmingham and took the chance to shed mild on homophobia in Commonwealth international locations. Dutee despatched a strong message towards homophobia as she held an LGBTQIA+ flag on the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Dutee gained a landmark ‘gender’ case towards the IAAF in an attraction to the Court of Arbitration for Sports in 2015 and he or she was allowed to compete after being suspended for one 12 months.
The CAS suspended the IAAF’s coverage on hyperandrogenism for 2 years. Later the world physique modified the coverage, which is now relevant just for feminine athletes competing within the vary of 400m to 1500m, leaving out Dutee, who competes in 100m and 200m, from its ambit.
Dutee has been in realtion with Monalisa for some years now, and the pair had additionally featured on the quilt of Odia journal, Kadambini. Monalisa first met Dutee throughout a Khudurkuni puja in her village and the couple will transfer in collectively after she completes her BA degeree.
Dutee’s household, who’ve been against her relationship, welcomed the Sumpreme Court verdict.
(With inputs from Agencies)
