India’s Supreme Court rules against marriage equality in unanimous decision

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In a landmark LGBTQ+ rights case, the Indian Supreme Court decided not to legalize marriage equality, saying it is the responsibility of parliament to determine whether same-sex couples should have the right to marry.

According to the Associated Press, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud explained that the judges unanimously believed the Court did not have the power to grant marriage equality, despite the fact that there were different views among the Court on whether or not same-sex marriage should be legal.

“This court can’t make law, ” Chandrachud said. “It can only interpret it and give effect to it.

Lawyers for the plaintiffs, however, argued that LGBTQ+ couples must have the right to marry to achieve the equality guaranteed to all Indians in the constitution.

While the court wouldn’t grant the right to marry, it did approve the government’s proposal to…

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