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"With one sweeping judgment Thursday, the Indian High Court decriminalized homosexuality, shook off a stubborn piece of colonial baggage and may have added momentum to a broader regional movement for gay rights. "This is a huge step forward," says Anjali Gopalan, director of the Naz Foundation India Trust, an advocacy group based in New Delhi that successfully brought a public interest petition to overturn India's anti-sodomy law, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. 'We can now take the next step forward for the community in securing our rights.' " -By Jyoti Thottam / New Delhi


I LOVE that the International Gay Rights Movement took another step forward! To read the rest of the TIME article, click here.