Making the Case for Same-Sex Marriage | Economic and Political Weekly

The debate surrounding same-sex marriage in India continues to evoke diverse opinions and perspectives. Presently, Indian society grapples with reconciling issues of equality, human rights, and traditional values. Marriage has been conventionally considered an institution that allows for the union between a biological male and female. In their 2015 EPW article, ‘The Golden Cage:Stability of the Institution of Marriage in India’, K S James and K Srinivasan observe that “the institution of marriage has, over the centuries, been strongly embedded in a context of religion and caste.” However, many have argued against these conditionalities attached to the traditional interpretation of marriage, that only welcomes a heteronormative structure of society. India is not the first country to do so, countries like Canada and United States of America, amongst others, have already legalised same-sex marriage. As this recent letter discusses, “In April 2022, Supriya Sule, a member of Parliament fro

The debate surrounding same-sex marriage in India continues to evoke diverse opinions and perspectives. Presently, Indian society grapples with reconciling issues of equality, human rights, and traditional values. Marriage has been conventionally considered an institution that allows for the union between a biological male and female. In their 2015 EPW article, ‘The Golden Cage:Stability of the Institution of Marriage in India’, K S James and K Srinivasan observe that “the institution of marriage has, over the centuries, been strongly embedded in a context of religion and caste.” However, many