Actress Celina Jaitly Expresses Her "Disappointment" With Supreme Court's Verdict On Same-Sex Marriage
Actress Celina Jaitly has expressed her displeasure with the verdict on same-sex marriage that was passed by Supreme Court.
Recently, Supreme Court of India refused to give legal recognition to same-sex marriages in the country. The decision was given unanimously by the five-judge constitutional bench. In their decision, the panel said that the LGBTQ+ community do not have the fundamental right to marry. The Supreme Court passed the onus to the Parliament to form legislation on same-sex marriage. In the latest entertainment news, actress Celina Jaitly has expressed her displeasure with the verdict.
"The marriage ruling (Supreme Court) is definitely a disappointment. Something that I have said in my journey as a LGBT activist for the past 20 years is that the LGBT community is not asking for a different subset of rights. They are only asking for rights that every other citizen of India has," Jaitly told India Today.
"The right to a marriage, a family, is the most important right that a human being can possess. So I sincerely hope that the Parliament will upgrade the special marriages act and make it gender neutral," she added.
Further, speaking about the same, Celina Jaitly said, "On a positive note, the court recorded a statement that it will remain committed to examining the rights and benefits which can be given to the queer couples. I think this is a step in the right direction. Rome wasn't built in a day."
Earlier, actress Bhumi Pednekar had also extended her support to same-sex marriage. "Equality for all because love is love," she wrote on Instagram Story.
For the unversed, Bhumi had played a role of a lesbian in 'Badhai Do'. The movie also featured Rajkummar Rao, playing a gay man.
For the unversed, the five-judge bench of the Supreme Court decided on the matter after hearing 20 petitions filed by various same-sex couples, LGBTQ+ activists, and transgender persons.
As per India Today, they all challenged the provisions of the Special Marriage Act of 1954, the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, and the Foreign Marriage Act of 1969, seeking recognition of non-heterosexual marriages.
