Sodomy, Lesbianism Are Unnatural Sex Offences: New Textbook For Medical Students

The new textbook has removed distinctions between consensual sex between queer individuals.

Sodomy or being a lesbian is an unnatural sex offence, says the latest textbook introduced by National Medical Commission for undergraduate medical students. The revised curriculum also includes discussions on sexual perversions, fetishism, and other topics, but has removed distinctions between consensual sex between queer individuals, reports the Press Trust of India.

The changes have been introduced in the forensic medicine and toxicology textbook for undergraduate students. These subjects were previously removed in 2022 following a Madras High Court directive.

The amended curriculum has also brought back topics such as the hymen and its type, and its medico-legal importance besides defining virginity and defloration, legitimacy and its medico-legal importance.