BJP's janus-headed stand on LGBTQ

The Modi government's position on Section 377 reveals its pusillanimity and confused thinking

Very few governments know how to do the right thing. An even smaller number know how to do it the right way. This is particularly difficult when they’re required to stand up for principle in the face of prevailing public prejudice. The Modi government’s position on Section 377 is an illustration that almost perfectly proves my point. Though LGBTQ activists have welcomed the stand, the truth is it reveals the government’s pusillanimity and confused thinking.

For a start, the Modi government has not taken a position on the constitutional validity of Section 377. The Home Ministry affidavit says, “The Union