The Supreme Court clubbed 35 petitions filed by persons from the LGBTQ community, social activists, NGOs and students, and passed its landmark judgment against Section 377. Here are some of the petitioners:

NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR

Navtej Singh performing at Tagore Theater in Chandigarh.

SUNIL MEHRA

VARUN IYER

Aman Nath at an event in Delhi.

AKKAI

Akkai Padmashali (left) addressing the students during the the seminar on Gender Sensitization Cell and Ondede at St Joseph’s College, Bengaluru.

GAUTAM YADAV

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Bharatnatyam dancer and recipient of 2014 Sangeet Natak Academy award, he teaches at Ashoka University . The 59-year-old is co-founder and artistic director of Studio Abhyas, a centre for yoga and dance in New Delhi.Journalist and former editor of Indian edition of Maxim magazine, Mehra, 63, is a documentary filmmaker and co-founder of Studio Abhyas. He and Johar have been in a committed relationship for two decades.The 19-year-old, IIT-Delhi student is the youngest petitioner against 377. He realised he was gay 5 years ago but found courage to come out only after he went to college. He joined the petition filed by LGBTQI students, alumni, faculty and staff from the IITs.Hotelier and historian, Aman Nath, 67, and his late partner Francis Wacziarg were among the founding members of INTACH, and established the Neemrana chain of heritage hotels. Nath has written 15 books on art, culture and historical architecture.A transgender, an activist and recipient of the Karnataka state Rajyotsava award, the 32-yearold moved SC in 2016 with two others, saying the law infringed on their right to privacy.She returned to India from the US in 1998 and worked in the e-commerce sector for a decade, but quit as she was afraid her sexual orientation would be discovered. She is now a consultant in the food and beverages industry.A member of Mumbai-based NGO Humsafar Trust, Yadav, 27, filed a petition along with Ashok Row Kavi, Vivek Raj Anand, Gautam Yadav, Yashwinder singh and Arif Jafar. He works on HIV issues and gay rights.