MUMBAI, 9 JANUARY, 2020 (GPN):  The Godrej India Culture Lab invites you to Queering the Law on Friday, 10th January, 2020.

The law in India has been somewhat ambivalent, outright hostile and in part completely negligent of queerness in India. The past decade has seen major ups and downs when comes to queerness in legality: from the 2009 Delhi High Court judgment decriminalizing consenting sexual acts in private to the 2013 Supreme Court (SC) verdict that brought back Section 377, to the 2018 verdict that led to it finally being read down.

In 2014 the SC presented the progressive NALSA judgement but in 2016 the much disputed Transgender Persons Bill was passed in Parliament despite being against the wishes of the community and in stark contrast to the wording of the SC judgment. Moreover, outside of these LGBTQ+ specific legislations, there exist numerous laws that operate on non-inclusive and unequal grounds for queer and trans persons living in India.

As part of the 2020 Mumbai pride month event, Godrej India Culture Lab is proud to collaborate with Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy to present – ‘Queering The Law’where legal experts would talk about the path breaking work done in archiving, questioning and queering the law to make it more inclusive.

This will be followed by a public event where Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy will present their report Queering the Law: Making Indian Laws LGBTQ+. The launch will be followed by a power-packed conversation with incredible voices from QAMRA a queer initiative  working towards archiving queer histories of India with a view to document and preserve contemporary queer history. Their conversation will bring to light the lessons that can be learnt from the past to ensure justice in the present is just for all.

Tentative Schedule
Time	Particulars
11.00 – 12.30	Consultation- Vidhi
12.30 – 1.30	Lunch
1.30 – 3.00	Consultation- Vidhi
3.00 – 4.30	Pride Circle Roundtable
4.30 – 5.00	Tea beak
5.00 – 5.30	Public event- Launch of Vidhi Report
5.30 – 7.00	Public event- Masterclass by Qamra + Q and A
7.00 onwards	Snack reception

Venue: Auditorium, (First Floor)

Godrej ONE, Vikhroli (East).

(Entry from Eastern Express Highway)

Free for all.

RSVP: [email protected].

Visit:   https://indiaculturelab.org/events/friday-fundas/queeringthelaw/