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Over 80 Drag Artists Across India Issue Open Letter In Support Of Marriage Equality

Drag artists across India issued an open letter in support of marriage equality, in the wake of the recent ongoing Supreme Court hearings on the same.

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The letter re-affirmed that at the end of the day, they rested their faith in the Constitution of India, and the rule of law which would eventually accord them the rights they needed. It ended with the powerful submission, stating "If history is something to learn from, may we learn from the bravest and kindest retelling of it, to shape our trajectory ahead. That is our hope and submission".
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