Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju: Love is Love
From Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Rebel Girls
June 2, 2026 · 18 min
About this episode
This episode features lawyers Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju discussing their historic role in overturning a law in India that criminalized same-sex love.
Lawyers Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju made history in 2018 when they helped overturn a law in India that said love between people of the same gender was illegal. They worked hard to show India’s Supreme Court that love is love.
People in this episode
Guests: Menaka Guruswamy, Arundhati Katju
Topics covered
- LGBTQ+ rights
- legal history
- love
- India
- social justice
Keywords
- Menaka Guruswamy
- Arundhati Katju
- LGBTQ+ law
- India
- Supreme Court
- love is love
- legal advocacy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: India’s Supreme Court
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