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Menaka Guruswamy makes history as India’s first openly queer MPMenaka Guruswamy made history today by taking her oath as a Member of Parliament. She is the first openly queer MP in India. Guruswamy is a...- Shock move: Burkina Faso joins list of African nations cracking down on LGBTQ rightsBurkina Faso’s military-led transitional parliament has approved legislation criminalizing homosexuality, carrying prison sentences of two ...
- Iraq bans media from using term 'homosexuality', says they must use 'sexual deviance'The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) has banned the use of the term “homosexuality” and ordered media and social media compa...
- RSS body survey on same-sex marriage: Dangerous and misleading, say LGBTQ activistsLGBTQ rights activists have criticised a survey on same-sex marriage commissioned by Samwardhini Nyas, an affiliate of the Rashtra Sevika S...
- 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...
- Supreme Court to protect LGBTs from Section 377The CJI, however, refused to go further into rights of sexual minorities. “Whether homosexuality, heterosexuality or bisexuality, if it’s c...
- Curative petition in Supreme Court against gay sex verdict not listed yetA five-judge bench of the top court is expected to hear the curative in open court because of the issues of public importance raised in the...
- Section 377: Unlike RSS, BJP shies away from taking a stand on homosexualityThe lack of cohesion in BJP’s position is in contrast with its RSS which has come out devouring decriminalisation of homosexuality.
- Shashi Tharoor says BJP using LS majority to thwart bill decriminalising homosexualityTharoor blamed the BJP for using its "brute majority" in LS to thwart his attempt to introduce a private member's bill to decriminalise hom...
- Shashi Tharoor's bill to decriminalise homosexuality defeated in Lok SabhaFor the second time in three months, Lok Sabha voted against the introduction of a private member's bill brought by Congress member Shashi ...
- Homosexuality: Supreme Court refers petition to five-judge benchThe bench will decide whether homosexuality is to remain a crime on the statute books in an open-court debate that’s expected to be watched...
- Gujarat government contests HC order to grant entertainment tax exemption to 'Meghdhanushya'The state contended that the movie Meghdhanushya could not be granted the tax exemption as it came within the pale of the "social evil" exc...
- "No room" for gays in Kenya, says deputy presidentKenya's deputy president has said there is "no room" for homosexuality in Kenyan society, the latest comments from an African government to...
- US monitors gay rights situation in India, equal rights for LGBT personsWith about 80 countries worldwide criminalising homosexuality, LGBT persons around the world remain vulnerable to arbitrary arrest and hara...
- SC can still reverse ruling on section 377 of IPC that re-criminalised homosexualityThe next step in the battle against the archaic Section 377 of the IPC would be filing a curative petition, which will be heard by a larger...
- Ancient Hinduism more tolerant and supportive of HomosexualityThere can be no room for homophobia in Hinduism, much to the irritation of those Hindus who desperately want to control the habits of conse...
- SC ruling on homosexuality: There is still room for reviewAmong the repercussions of SC's ruling is that HIV/AIDS patients among LGBT persons may not any longer be able to access public health faci...
- Homosexuality ruling: Government hints at legislative routeAmid an uproar over SC ruling that gay sex is illegal, govt hinted at taking legislative route to address the issue but made it clear that ...
- Supreme Court steps into gay sex law disputeSC to hear a petition against the recent decriminalizing gay sex ruling.
- Bollywood applauds legalisation of homosexualityBollywood which 'came out' of the closet with films like "My Brother Nikhil" and "Dostana" was unapologetic as it applauded the "historic" ...
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