anka ▁proc laim s ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁in app ropri ate ▁to ▁imp ose ▁cust od ial ▁sentences ▁in ▁a ▁situation ▁where ▁two ▁parties ▁have ▁cons ens ual ▁sex ▁even ▁went ▁criminal ized ▁by ▁law . ▁ 2 0 1 8 : ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁India ▁proc laim s ▁that ▁Section ▁ 3 7 7 A ▁should ▁not ▁cover ▁hom osex ual ▁sex ▁between ▁two ▁consent ing ▁adult s . ▁ 2 0 1 9 : ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁High ▁Court ▁( Mad ur ai ▁Ben ch ) ▁passed ▁a ▁land mark ▁judgment ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁marriage ▁rights ▁of ▁Trans w omen ▁& ▁Inter sex ▁women ▁under ▁H indu ▁Mar riage ▁Law ▁and ▁issued ▁direction ▁to ▁ban ▁Sex - Select ive ▁Sur ger ies ▁on ▁Inter sex ▁Inf ants ▁ ▁note : ▁bold ▁type face ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁event ▁is ▁widely ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁most ▁significant ▁and ▁land mark . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁▁ ▁The ▁terms ▁ali ▁and ▁p edu ▁are ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁T amil ▁language . ▁The ▁term ▁" ali " ▁refers ▁to ▁third ▁gender ▁people , ▁whereas ▁the ▁term ▁" p edu " ▁refers ▁to ▁hom osex uals . ▁K oth i ▁( see ▁also : ▁K oth i ▁( gender )) ▁refers ▁to ▁' eff em inate / trans gender ▁hom osex uals ' ▁and ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁famous ▁term ▁Kath o ey ▁used ▁in ▁Th ailand . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ott