Even as the gay community, supporters, human rights campaigners express disappointment at India’s top court which upheld a ruling criminalising gay sex, plans are on for a roadmap for the future.

What happens next is the inevitable question that becomes part of a larger debate that the judgement has triggered. How does the layperson and society at large now react to the judgement? While the legal aspect is one thing, one hopes at least that corporates, individuals and other public and private organisations keep stressing on anti-discriminatory laws and practices at the workplace.