LEGAL & ETHICAL ASPECTS OF SAME SEX MARRIAGES AND LIVE-IN RELATIONSHIP
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Same sex marriages, Live-in-relationships, Indian Penal CodeAbstract
In some cultures, a one man and one woman marriage is often augmented by the addition of additional wives or husbands who may or may not live with the primary family. Same-sex marriages, while certainly not common in most societies, have existed in many cultures. The idea of same-sex marriage in the twenty-first century is not such a revolutionary idea. The Indian society needs an overhaul; conservative beliefs and old baseless social norms are hampering our nation’s founding principles of equality, justice and fair life for everyone, irrespective of sex, colour and religion. From a civilisation known for pluralism, liberty and equality, the nation is mocked by other nations for our antediluvian ideologies and our obsession for preserving a culture which is grossly misinterpreted.
To say that when two people who are not married still live together in a relationship, an emotional or sexual bonding is formed between them. Those people who are in live in relationship represents themselves in society as married couples. Often marriage is considered as sanction for couples to live together but with changing times this norm is not usually followed specially with the cosmopolitan population who are always eager to question the established social norms. Live in relationship is a new concept in India. With changing times and attitude of the people these relations have come to the main stream of the society. The number of such relations is increasing gradually.
This main purpose of writing this article is to establish social awareness in the minds of the people. The newly developed societal change needs special legislation because the present legislations are only in the form of court rulings and the current law is not very clear on homosexuals and their relationship ends in victimization as the rights, responsibilities and obligations of parties are not defined. Also, a proper framework regarding same-sex marriages and live-in relationship should be introduced and implemented.
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