 India reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code to exclude consensual interactions between adults of the same sex, social prejudice against members of the LGBTQIA+ community in India remains entrenched.</p>
<p>•	In Patan Jamal Vali versus State of Andhra Pradesh, the Supreme Court recognised intersectional discrimination — discrimination based on the intersection of personal traits, such as that suffered by Dalit women as Dalits, as women, and as members of the distinct category of Dalit women.