India's Same-Sex Marriage Debate: Government Urges Supreme Court to Reject "Urban Elitist Idea"

The Indian government has asked the Supreme Court to reject petitions demanding the right of LGBTQ couples to marry, arguing that same-sex marriage is an "urban elitist concept" that undermines religious and social values. In 2018, the Supreme Court decriminalized homosexuality, but same-sex couples still face a long road ahead in India, where even heterosexual couples are under attack from right-wing Hindu organizations when it comes to interfaith and inter-caste marriages. The hearings on same-sex marriage are expected to last at least two weeks.