Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community participate in a celebration to mark the first anniversary of an Indian court"s ruling decriminalizing gay sex between consenting adults in Mumbai on Friday, 02 July 2010. On 2 July 2009, the Delhi High Court decriminalised homosexual intercourse between consenting adults, throughout India, where Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was adjudged to violate the fundamental right to life and liberty and the right to equality as guaranteed by the Constitution of India.

Photographer: Sameer Joshi

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