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The value of hearing LGBTQ+ inclusion from Mohan BhagwatMohan Bhagwat's recent statement advocated for LGBTQ+ community inclusion in society. This call for acceptance comes from a respected Hindu...- Sabar Bonda: A poignant tale of gentle men seeking solitude in a conforming worldRohan Parashuram Kanawade's Marathi film Sabar Bonda won the top prize in the World Cinema: Dramatic category at Sundance Film Festival. Th...
- View: Coming out of the cinema, coming out of the closetIn matters of sexuality and gender, Hindi cinema is a microcosm of Indian cinema across languages. However, as a tsunami of cis-het machism...
- 'Made In Heaven' leading man Arjun Mathur opens up on playing a gay man on screenThe actor scored a nomination in the 'Best Performance by an Actor' category at the International Emmy Awards 2020, for his nuanced portray...
- Pride Month: 5 Bollywood films that depicted LGBTQ relationship without caricaturePride month dates back to 1969 when the Stonewall Inn gay bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village was raided by the police.
- Mental Health issues LGBTQ community members face in societyResearches across the world have proved LGBTQ community members face more mental health issues than heterosexuals. The stigma, prejudice an...
- How food helps in being gay and happyThe gay community existed before Stonewall, and one entertaining proof is The Gay Cookbook by chef Lou Rand Hogan, published in 1965.
- Creating an equitable space in the workplaceTata Steel replaced the term ‘spouse’ with ‘partner’. Partners will now be eligible for medical benefits, insurance coverage, honeymoon pac...
- The rainbow flag flies with pride in IndiaIn countries like Middle East, former Soviet Union and Africa, rights are curtailed & change seems unlikely.
- LGBTQ community: Abandoned by netas, saved by courtThe political class has skirted any discussion on the LGBTQ minority, wary of a backlash from their conservative support base.
- View: Strike down Section 377 as it has no place in today's IndiaWith most of the world accepting LGBT people into regular aspects of life, India is an increasingly awkward fit with the mostly fervently r...
- Tread carefully while defining extremism: Joint Committee on Human RightsThe government should reconsider its strategy on fighting extremism because it risks making the situation worse, the Joint Committee on Hum...
- Bengaluru to host International Transgender Arts Festival soonThis will include music concerts, poetry recitals, drama & art exhibitions. The aim is to celebrate gender & not talk about the problems.
- Government worried transgenders bill could lead to scrap of Section 377The Centre is worried that the private members' bill on transgender rights could provide a strong opening for decriminalization of homosexu...
- Looking for a 'GROOM' for my 'SON': A small step for a mom, a giant leap for the country?Thanks to the two words in capitals -GROOM and SON -this particular advertisement is possibly the first gay matrimonial ad to have been pub...
- How long can economies like India, Singapore disregard equal rights for LGBTs?As MNCs become quiet advocates of equal rights for LGBTs, how long can investment-hungry economies like India and Singapore keep disregardi...
- UN hopes SC would review decision on homosexuality banThe Supreme Court had in December last year upheld the colonial-era law, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which punishes those found g...
- Why Dedh Ishqiya is aadhaa lesbian loveDedh Ishqiya is also aadhaa lesbian love. You first see a chaste kiss on Begum Para's forehead by her young companion Muniya.
- Psychiatrists oppose SC verdict on homosexuality; say homosexual behaviour 'normal'Psychiatrists say both heterosexual and homosexual behaviours are normal and natural aspects of human sexuality.
- India gets first radio station dedicated to gay communityIndia's LGTB community can now celebrate freedom of airwaves with a round-the-clock radio station dedicated to them.
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