When the idea of the surrogacy bill was conceived, Sushma Swaraj very categorically stated that homosexuals would not get the permission to go in for surrogacy.

According to her, “this is against Indian ethos”. At that time, Section 377 was in our legal system in its draconian, vile form and was used as a justification for prejudice. Now times have changed, we are in a new world where we breathe the air of freedom to be and freedom to make love consensually with fellow adult humans in private.

Ideally, this should have resulted in a string of laws and reformatory methods by the Parliament. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill and the Surrogacy Bill are not a step in that direction.