Hindu Nation and its Queers: Caste, Islamophobia, and De/coloniality in India

The 2018 Indian Supreme Court judgement decriminalizing homosexuality has been marked as a "decolonial act." Section 377, which criminalized homosexuality, was a colonial law introduced by the British in India, which the postcolonial state maintained till 2018. The judgement may be "d...

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Published in:	Interventions (London, England) Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 464 - 480
Main Author:	Upadhyay, Nishant
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Routledge 18.05.2020 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Caste Colonialism de/coloniality Decolonization Decriminalization Gays & lesbians Gender nonconforming Hindu nationalism Hinduism Homosexuality Islamophobia Law Legalization Matrices Nationalism Oppression Postcolonialism Praxis Sexuality Supreme courts Xenophobia India
ISSN:	1369-801X, 1469-929X
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