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LGBTQ community supporters and members wait for the Supreme Court verdict on petitions that seek the legalization of same-sex marriage, in New Delhi, India, on Oct. 17, 2023. Manish Swarup/AP Photo
India’s Supreme Court on Oct. 17 refused to legalize same-sex marriages in a landmark LGBTQ ruling, passing the responsibility back to the Indian parliament.
In response to 21 petitions that sought to legalize same-sex marriage, the five judges unanimously agreed that the institution for marriage was a legislative function.
