Tribe blesses lesbian 'marriage'
by Sanjaya Jena
BBC News
An Indian tribe has given its consent to a lesbian 'marriage' in the eastern Indian state of Orissa.
Both the women are day labourers and now live together in Dandabadi village.
Same-sex relationships are outlawed in India. The 145-year-old colonial Indian Penal Code clearly describes a same sex relationship as an "unnatural offence".
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BBC News
An Indian tribe has given its consent to a lesbian 'marriage' in the eastern Indian state of Orissa.
Both the women are day labourers and now live together in Dandabadi village.
Same-sex relationships are outlawed in India. The 145-year-old colonial Indian Penal Code clearly describes a same sex relationship as an "unnatural offence".
full article
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