India’s new criminal code- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, has no section dealing with rape of men, transgender persons

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gang-rape-of-up-man-highlights-need-for-section-377-in-bns-bill/article68320575.ece

created by lauragarlic on 22/01/2025 at 13:42 UTC

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Comment by skynyc420 at 22/01/2025 at 20:36 UTC

61 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Very terrible. There are similar loopholes is laws around the world but this one is clear.

Most men are not “tough”, that is a trick to convince men to do very dangerous “jobs”.

Everyone is just always being abused in different ways and this has to stop.

Comment by lauragarlic at 22/01/2025 at 15:56 UTC*

80 upvotes, 0 direct replies

once again eager to prove that patriarchal systems hurt men also- the indian government has failed to recognize that men (and trans people) can also be victims of sexual assault

the patriarchy doesn’t recognize non-cis genders, and it can’t imagine that people who aren’t afab can be victims of sexual violence

Comment by DavidLivedInBritain at 22/01/2025 at 20:33 UTC

19 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Absolutely disgusting

Comment by CellSlayer101 at 23/01/2025 at 05:22 UTC

9 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Some day, I want to talk about my thoughts/feelings around the whole discourse about sexual/domestic violence against certain groups that don't fall under the stereotypical "AMAB perpetrator-AFAB victim" mentality.

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