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Promoted by Visiting Judges |
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By Rex Wockner International News Report
Two gay judges visiting from overseas promoted gay
rights in Mumbai, India, January 8, the Times of India
reported.
Australian Justice Michael Kirby and South African Justice Edwin Cameron told a gay conference that convincing the media to include gay characters on television entertainment programs could be an important goal. "We need to blow away that spell cast on people to keep quiet about their sexual identities," Kirby said. "We had a program featuring gays in Australia and believe me, it did more for furthering the community's cause than anything else."
Section 377 punishes "carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal" with up to life in prison. Kirby is a member of Australia's High Court. Cameron sits on South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal. In 1999, he revealed that he is HIV-positive. |
