Tushar Malik : India 's high court just made being gay illegal , upholding old colonial law . I was 19 when I was set free . Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision four years ago to legalize it . Malik remembers being hopeful when being gay was made legal ; many came out of closet . He says , ` ` while India 's Supreme Court justices took my freedom , they can not take my life ''
Tushar Malik : India 's high court just made being gay illegal , upholding old colonial law . Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision four years ago to legalize it . Malik remembers being hopeful when being gay was made legal ; many came out of closet . He says , ` ` while India 's Supreme Court justices took my freedom , they can not take my life ''