Indian Coming Out Day is an annual LGBT awareness day observed on 2 July, to support anyone coming out of the closet.[1] This day is celebrated in commemoration of Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi case which resulted in the decriminalisation of homosexual sexual activity in India by reading down of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code by the Delhi High Court.[2]
| Indian Coming Out Day | |
|---|---|
 Unofficial pride flag representing the LGBT community of India | |
| Observed by | Indian LGBT community |
| Type | LGBT awareness day |
| Observances | Coming out |
| Date | 2 July |
| Next time | July 2, 2025 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 2 July 2012 |
| Related to | National Coming Out Day |
History
editOn July 2, 2009, the Delhi High Court decriminalised homosexual sexual activity by reading down the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. A number of organisations across India celebrated this day with public events.[3] The first coming out day was celebrated in 2010 and started by Shyam Konnur, founder and director of Mist LGBTQ Foundation.[4] This became of special importance with the 2009 judgement was overturned in 2013 in the Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation case in the Supreme Court of India.[5] The India Coming Out Day became of special importance after this as organisations celebrated this day as a mark of protest.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Indian Coming Out Day". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Chennai's LGBTQIA+ community is coming out in order to take down Section 377". Edex Live. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "First LGBTQIA cultural festival in Ahmedabad on July 2". The Times of India. 2022-06-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "From the closet to the open". The Times of India. 2012-07-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Indian Coming Out Day". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Chennai's LGBTQIA+ community is coming out in order to take down Section 377". Edex Live. Retrieved 2023-07-03.