An Indian member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community waves a flag outside the Supreme Court building as crowds gathered to celebrate the decision to strike down the colonial-era ban on gay sex in New Delhi on September 6, 2018. India's Supreme Court on September 6 struck down the ban that has been at the centre of years of legal battles. \\\"The law had become a weapon for harassment for the LGBT community,\\\" Chief Justice Dipak Misra said as he announced the landmark verdict.<br><br>SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP