In an important move recently, National Medical Commission (NMC) has removed `unnatural` word from the classification of sexual activities like sodomy, buccal coitus, lesbianism from the subject of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology of MBBS course (2nd year). In past medical syllabus use to label peno-vaginal sexual intercourse as natural and other sexual activities likes peno-anal intercourse (sodomy), buccal coitus (oral sex), lesbianism as unnatural one. Now as per new medical syllabus such classification will not be there in forensic textbooks for 2nd year from this academic year onwards. However forensic academicians have expressed their concern saying that it is not in line of the basic medical education.

NMC took this decision on the recommendations of the Expert panel which was constituted by Aruna Vanikar (President of UG Medical Education Board of NMC) on the orders of Madras High Court to address the issues about LGBTQIA+ community in the MBBS curriculum few months ago. The expert panel consisted of following members: Dr Vijendra Kumar, Member-UGMEB; Dr Prabha Chandra, Senior Professor, Psychiatry, NIMHANS; Dr Surekha Kishore, Executive Director, AIIMS, Gorakhpur and Dr Indrajit Khandekar, Professor, Forensic Medicine, MGIMS, Sevagram.