In their application, the DCPCR stressed that adolescents who identify as homosexual may have negative psychological complexes, low self-esteem, and other mental health problems if they do not have the same legal protections as their heterosexual counterparts.
Pratik Permey, a second-year master's student at the Centre for Health and Mental Health, was invited to attend the Ambedkar Memorial Lecture to represent the student union and sit on the dais panel.
In the affidavit, Centre has opposed the plea and said that pleas seeking legal recognition of same-sex ought to be dismissed as there exists no merit in these petitions.
The US men's team extended their support to the LGBTQ community in Qatar by displaying a rainbow-themed logo at their training facility in the World Cup host nation on Monday.
Sharing the news of his brother's arrest on Twitter, Mohamed Nasheed said, "President @ibusolih's administration has arrested my brother selectively accusing him of homosexuality."