▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁a ▁gay ▁wed ding ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁according ▁to ▁H indu ▁r ites . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Del hi ▁removed ▁the ▁colonial - era ▁law ▁b anning ▁hom osex ual ity ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁the ▁H indu ▁Council ▁of ▁Britain ▁announced ▁that ▁H indu ism ▁did ▁not ▁condem n ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 : ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁India ▁rules ▁that ▁constitution al ▁law ▁rel ating ▁to ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁gay ▁sex ▁should ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁constitution al ▁reform ▁procedures ▁unless ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁higher ▁law , ▁and ▁rest ores ▁the ▁colonial ▁era ▁law ▁b anned ▁gay ▁sex . ▁ ▁G op i ▁Sh ank ar ▁Mad ur ai , ▁a ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁old ▁gender ▁activ ist ▁made ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁contest ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁Assembly ▁election ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁open ly ▁inter sex ▁and ▁gender que er ▁person ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Ze ▁secured ▁ 1 4 th ▁place ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁candidates ▁by ▁se cur ing ▁ 1 % ▁vote . ▁ ▁A ▁H indu ▁gay ▁wed ding ▁in ▁B ali , ▁Indones ia , ▁is ▁investig ated ▁by ▁Indones ian ▁police . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Aut umn : ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Sri ▁L