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06-27-2016, 12:24 PM
Gay Indian couple celebrates their love in candid photo shoot
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Despite an active LGBT rights (http://mashable.com/2015/11/30/delhi-queer-pride-parade-2015/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) movement and numerous campaigns, homo***uality remains illegal and punishable in India under a controversial colonial-era law (http://mashable.com/2016/02/02/india-supreme-court-section-377-lgbt/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial). As part of a new campaign to promote the right to love, a gay Indian couple decided to celebrate their relationship in a unique and candid photo shoot.*
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Bengaluru couple Vaibhav Dalal and Sukanth met on a social networking site and have been together for five years. Unlike many gay Indian couples, they have both come out to their friends and family, and say they have a "great support structure". The two saw the photo shoot as a fun opportunity to celebrate their relationship. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/27/gay-couple-india-celebrate-love-photos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Despite an active LGBT rights (http://mashable.com/2015/11/30/delhi-queer-pride-parade-2015/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) movement and numerous campaigns, homo***uality remains illegal and punishable in India under a controversial colonial-era law (http://mashable.com/2016/02/02/india-supreme-court-section-377-lgbt/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial). As part of a new campaign to promote the right to love, a gay Indian couple decided to celebrate their relationship in a unique and candid photo shoot.*
SEE ALSO: Indian fashion designer celebrates transgender women in her new sari collection (http://mashable.com/2016/05/25/india-transgender-models-sari-shoot/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Bengaluru couple Vaibhav Dalal and Sukanth met on a social networking site and have been together for five years. Unlike many gay Indian couples, they have both come out to their friends and family, and say they have a "great support structure". The two saw the photo shoot as a fun opportunity to celebrate their relationship. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/27/gay-couple-india-celebrate-love-photos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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