'Constitution Has Right to Sleep but No Right to Marry for Queer People?': Saurabh Kirpal Interview

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'I am who I am, take me as I am', was what Justice Dipak Misra said six years ago on 6 September, 2018, while reading the historic judgment that struck down the pre-Independence laws under Section 377 that criminalised homosexuality. Saurabh Kirpal, India's first gay lawyer who is still being snubbed from judgeship by the government of India despite the collegium's recommendations, talks of lingering burdens, same-sex marriages & more on this episode of 'Badi Badi Baatein'.
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[@lalaland6906]

Moral of the story: you should have thick skin to survive as a queer person.

[@sawangwangchha9448]

Dostana made a mockery of queer representation... it shouldn't be compared to Brokeback Mountain.

[@hemantchouhan3760]

Kudos to saurabh ji and more power to queer community.🎉

[@parinikasharma317]

It is infuriating that gay marriage is still not legalized in India. Why is our country still in the dark ages?

[@singhm4709]

Even nepal, taiwan, now Thailand has legalized it! India meanwhile going to hindi muslim only and only!!! What a waste! BJP likes to collect taxes from gay community but when it comes to giving equal rights, unki ma marti hai! There is generational loss of talent and money due to these pathetic existing laws!

[@lalitjyotiyana908]

I went for interview..... and it was awesome but at the end when i told the interviewer that i am gay he says its ok.... Then they don't call me back for offer letter

[@lalaland6906]

Why did you say that?

[@lalitjyotiyana908]

@@lalaland6906 because if after that they get to know... They start behaving differently.... I just want to be clear from start

[@lalaland6906]

@@lalitjyotiyana908 i think it is not necessary to tell anyone your sexual orientation.

[@Eclipticlilies07]

​@@lalaland6906that's in an ideal world where no one cares about it. What if he got the job and when they see him with partner they straight out fire him or maybe he gets bullied by his colleagues and no one does anything about it. That'd be horrible!

[@lalaland6906]

@@Eclipticlilies07 In India you find homophobic people in every sector. First, get the job, don't be too frank. No one can fire you for your orientation. If someone bullies you complain against him.

[@manujohn99]

What the heck is Right to sleep???

[@siddharthgarg7798]

Right to sleep means to sleep in an environment where there is no noise pollution and other things which may effect your sleep . Most important in construction activities at night and fireworks.

[@manujohn99]

@@siddharthgarg7798 Oohh 👍

[@Melbournee]

You will be shocked to know that there exists a "right to smoke" as well 😂

[@manujohn99]

@@Melbournee I think not in India

[@Rexorazor]

Get some snooze, get some zzzzzzs and ocassional snort.

[@Soumyasishguptaofc49]

Thank you for this video. It's actually much better to make honesty and authenticity your main goal, you know. External struggles are fine, a part of life - atleast you're not suffering on the inside. Your internal strength and conviction remains unaffected. Besides, a homosexual orientation is simply a criteria indicating what kind of relationship structures is compatible for an individual. It's not that different from having a heterosexual orientation. I don't think it needs to be part of an eligibility criteria in the professional field. Soon enough they would realize that the lack of diversity in their organization is taking a huge toll on its evolutionary progress. Just wait to see that day. 🤞

[@vcerocks3287]

Thankyou ❤

[@user-dw8wb8ik2c]

Awesome ❤

[@visitwave]

Dear sQuint, Wish Muslim journalists take up LGBTQ+ issue?

[@punarbasunath7730]

😂

[@sanjeevsampath]

LGBTQ+ people exist in every religion... when you look for their rights, look beyond religion... and the Constitution's preamble includes the word "secular", and Articles 25 to 28 guarantee that the state will not discriminate against or meddle in the practice of any religion. so please look into the validity of your question.

[@punarbasunath7730]

@@sanjeevsampath in Islam it's punishable to death ,🤣

[@punarbasunath7730]

@@sanjeevsampath but do Pakistani central Asian people deserve secularism

[@punarbasunath7730]

@@sanjeevsampath it don't exist in Kashmir

[@AIIMSDelhi-zv5ov]

CJI ko review petition accept karni chahiye bahot se error the judgement mein

[@Rjvdby]

Kar li thi accept par ek chadarmod judge case se hat gaya hearing ke din jis karan sunvai tal gai.

[@AIIMSDelhi-zv5ov]

@@Rjvdby toh phir yeh CJI ka kam ha phir se new bench bnane ka idk CJI ne abhi tak kyu nhi kia

[@Rjvdby]

@@AIIMSDelhi-zv5ov uski marzi pe depend karta hai ki vo kab constitute karega nai bench. Aur wo November me retire ho raha hai to usse pehle nahi hua to hopes kam hain. We can't do anything.

[@AIIMSDelhi-zv5ov]

@@Rjvdby CJI ka intrest ha tabhi toh usne July mein accept kia tha phir kya pta socha ho last aug mein ek judge or retire ho rhi thi toh uske baad hi shi time ha... lekin abb toh kar dena chahiye tha agar sept mein nhi kia phir toh hope chor hi Deni chahiye 💔uske baad toh kuch bhi nhi hoga

[@lalaland6906]

@@AIIMSDelhi-zv5ov sahi kaha cji DYC is only hope

[@vinayakansajeev]

❤

[@SSVlog-vr6kv]

Hindi m kyo nahi bolte india k log

[@punarbasunath7730]

Sex ka bina kuch nahi soch te

[@user-bw8yn3zr1s]

yes, you.

[@punarbasunath7730]

Akhilesh yadav and chandrasekhr gay merriage

[@deepaksingh-bd5kz]

Aise police walo ka kya kiya jaye?

[@punarbasunath7730]

😂gay merriage between masud azahar and punarai viajayan 😂

[@Joelpm113]

Gay marriage between Modi and Amit Shah🤣

[@ChefbyMistake]

@@Joelpm113Modi and Shah are married but those who attack them usually don’t marry.

[@ChefbyMistake]

Marriage is a religious ceremony that’s why you can’t marry same sex. Sleeping with anyone is a personal matter.

[@frisky6727]

dear, if sleeping with the same sex can give all the same-sex couples all the benefits of a married couple like - having a joint bank account, signing papers to donate our "partner's body/organs" after their demise, maybe inheriting the small home we might leave for our partner"s to live in after our death and perhaps adopting a child - I don't think same-sex individuals might have a problem with not calling it "marriage" if it really ick's our straight brothers and sisters.

[@ChefbyMistake]

@@frisky6727 It’s technically or legally not possible. Our society is crazy about marriage and revolves around it we need to move out from this marriage thing since it’s religious and regressive.

[@user-bw8yn3zr1s]

@@ChefbyMistake it's possible, both technically and by legal amendments. what you mean is it's socially and culturally very difficult to bring in. but that needs to change! it's like if you don't like gay marriage, don't get gay-married. but others who wants it, should have the marriage equality rights!

[@ChefbyMistake]

@@user-bw8yn3zr1s I can give you an example. You can’t have 5 wives of 5 Husbands not because it is something not possible but the law can’t decide how to process the legal complexities let’s say one husband took divorce or one wife complaints about marital rape. Similarly in same sex marriage how you will decide who will get maternity leaves and how much ? on what basis you decide the divorce and other stuff ?

[@Rjvdby]

Both religious and non religious.