![]() The apex court unanimously held that consensual sex among adult homosexuals or heterosexuals in private space is not a crime, as it struck down part of a British-era law that criminalised it. No sooner the judgment was announced, celebrations erupted as people from the community rejoiced in the streets, by dancing and waving rainbow flags with gay abandon. The rainbow flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride and LGBT social movements. The India page of social media behemoth Facebook also changed its display picture to a multi-hued icon. The internet giant, known for its timely theme doodle on various occasions put the colourful icon below the search bar on its webpage.Ī message 'celebrating equals rights' pops up when a cursor is moved over it. New Delhi: Google India put out a 'rainbow flag' on its homepage on Thursday to mark the decriminalisation of consensual gay sex by the Supreme Court.
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