In a significant observation during the hearing on IPC Section 377, Justice Indu Malhotra today said that individuals belonging to lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community marry a person of the opposite sex and face &ldquomental trauma”. The observation came a day after the Supreme Court indicated that the right to choose a sexual partner is a fundamental right even if the right to sexual orientation is not a fundamental right. One of the five judges on the Supreme Court constitution bench, Justice Malhotra said, “Because of family and societal pressures, they [LGBT community] are forced to marry the opposite sex and it leads to bi-sexuality and mental trauma,” adding, “LGBT community feels inhibited to go for medical aid due to prejudices involved against them.”