Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on petitions filed against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday opined that homosexuality was a danger to national security.

It (Homosexuality) is not a normal thing. These are all American habits, there’s a lot of money behind it. The Americans want to open gay bars, and it’ll be a cover for paedophiles and a huge rise in HIV cases. It is a danger to our national security, he told ANI.