▁in ▁Indian ▁politics , ▁persu ading ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁India ▁to ▁dec riminal ize ▁gay ▁sex . ▁ ▁Trans sex ual ▁people ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁afford ed ▁accept ance ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁and ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁both ▁trans sex ual ▁people ▁and ▁third ▁g enders ▁had ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁State . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁dominant ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁have ▁cont ested ▁elections ▁with ▁trans gender ▁polit icians . ▁ ▁The ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁High ▁Court ▁has ▁compla ined ▁to ▁the ▁Centre ▁that ▁sexual ▁minor ities ▁are ▁not ▁being ▁provided ▁their ▁basic ▁rights , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁criminal izing ▁gay ▁sex ▁should ▁be ▁reform ed ▁and ▁that ▁sexual ▁minor ities ▁should ▁be ▁a ▁reserved ▁group . ▁There ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁several ▁polit icians ▁from ▁the ▁T amil ▁B J P ▁and ▁R SS ▁att ending ▁and ▁supporting ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁sexual ▁minor ities . ▁ ▁Key ▁events ▁▁▁▁ 1 8 6 2 : ▁the ▁current ▁colonial ▁law ▁criminal izing ▁hom osex ual ▁sex ▁is ▁implemented ▁by ▁Lord ▁Thomas ▁Mac a ul ay ▁through ▁the ▁Indian ▁Pen al ▁Code ▁in ▁British ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁Stra its ▁S ett lement s . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 : ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁government ▁for ci b ly ▁tested ▁several ▁hundred ▁sex ▁workers ▁and ▁then ▁locked ▁up ▁ 8 0 0 ▁inf ected ▁women ▁for ▁several ▁months . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 : ▁a ▁trans gender ▁w elf are ▁board ▁is