WSJ – July 8 – Since India’s Supreme Court re-criminalized gay sex in 2013, homosexuals have increasingly become targets of robbery and extortion, gay men and activists say. The trend has also been fueled by the rise of Internet dating. In Dec '13, India’s Supreme Court found the law, which dates to the British colonial era, wasn’t unconstitutional and could be changed or repealed only by Parliament, effectively overturning a 2009 lower-court ruling that made consensual gay sex legal. The law is known as Section 377. Gay-dating apps and websites, including Grindr and PlanetRomeo BV, have been expanding in India. In the six months through the end of April, Grindr's users had grown by ~50% YOY. The Internet gives many men a false sense of security, and men are often blackmailed for violating Section 377.
by Gabriele Parussini
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