Same sex marriage, adoption next?
“Till now, as homosexuality was criminalised, any course you wished to pursue like marriage or adoption becomes illegal and criminalised." said lawyer Vijayalakshmi Khopade.
PUNE: While the Supreme Court has legalised the homosexuality, same sex marriages are yet to be legalised. Moreover, adoption too remains a non-permissible account for same sex couples in India. Sakal Times spoke to legal experts about what will be other issues that need to be tackled after this historic verdict.
“Till now, as homosexuality was criminalised, any course you wished to pursue like marriage or adoption becomes illegal and criminalised. But now when consensual sex between LGBTQI community and homosexuality has been given legal status, they should get social acceptance in way of marriage and followed by permitting adoption for such couples,” said lawyer Vijayalakshmi Khopade.
“There are very rare cases of same sex couples adopting children, therefore, stating that it will prove to be negative is wrong. Definitely, a study should be carried out regarding sociology, psychology and legal aspects of adoption in these cases. There are many single parents whose children have grown up to be fine citizens. Apart from this, there should be statutory provisions to define adoption for the child who is being adopted by such couples in terms of succession, property etc,” said Khopade.