section _ 3 7 7 _ read _ full _ jud g ement . pdf ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁▁ ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁states ▁in ▁India ▁where ▁activ ists ▁have ▁been ▁seeking ▁to ▁attack ▁anti - hom osex ual ity ▁laws ▁at ▁a ▁state ▁level . ▁This ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁national ist ▁climate ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁the ▁State ' s ▁history ▁of ▁supporting ▁re formation ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁sexual ▁minor ities , ▁and ▁its ▁diver ging ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁H indu ▁Mar riage ▁Act . ▁But ▁movement ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁as ▁of ▁yet . ▁ ▁Major ▁parties ▁ ▁The ▁A I AD M K ▁and ▁DM K ▁have ▁both ▁held ▁back ▁from ▁open ly ▁speaking ▁out ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁reform ing ▁colonial ▁laws ▁criminal izing ▁hom osex ual ▁sex , ▁but ▁several ▁polit icians ▁from ▁both ▁parties ▁have ▁attended ▁meet ings ▁and ▁events ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁hom osex uals , ▁and ▁neither ▁party ▁has ▁formally ▁vo iced ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁manner ▁that ▁many ▁federal ▁parties ▁have . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁parties ▁have ▁also ▁successfully ▁cont ested ▁trans sex ual ▁people ▁at ▁elections , ▁and ▁have ▁appointed ▁trans sex ual ▁people ▁to ▁higher ▁levels ▁of ▁their ▁political ▁parties ▁and ▁to ▁government . ▁ ▁Right - wing ▁ ▁B J P ▁( Ind ia ) ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁B J P ▁government ▁announced ▁on ▁that ▁it ▁won ' t