Vikram Seth, along with many other sparkling luminaries, has written an open letter to the Indian government asking for a repeal of Section 377. In addition to Seth, other prominent folks include Pooja Bedi, Nandita Das, Shobhaa De, Barkha Dutt (of Kargil-coverage fame), Soha Ali Khan, Shubha Mudgal, Mira Nair, Amol Palekar, Arundhati Roy, Aparna Sen, and Konkona Sen, among others. Along with the actually-famous people like the above are also a host of "star" academics. Of course none of the HomoFOBs were asked to sign. Guess we're not hip enough.
A full list of the signatories can be seen here, along with the text of the letter.
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