Section 377 a willing instrument of repression of LGBT community: Supreme CourtWriting a 181-page verdict, Justice Chandrachud said the human instinct to love was "caged" by constraining the physical manifestation of t...
06 Sep, 2018, 07.19 PM IST
Ruling affirms dignity of LGBT communityThe bench also rejected the logic that there were fewer than 200 prosecutions under Section 377 which criminalises homosexuality.
25 Aug, 2017, 02.04 AM IST
Companies come out in support of LGBT communityAt least four multinationals ET spoke to said they follow clear diversity hiring guidelines in home markets in the US and Europe but they w...
21 Apr, 2017, 01.08 AM IST
India Inc likely to emerge as biggest and most effective flagbearer of LGBT rights in 2016Despite the criminal status of gay sex, firms such as Godrej, Genpact, Intuit, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Google are openly championing LGBT...
01 Jan, 2016, 04.09 AM IST
Indian student wins US fellowship for LGBT researchShakthi Nataraj, who grew up in Chennai has been awarded with 'The Philip Brett LGBT Studies Fellowship.
01 Jul, 2015, 05.11 PM IST
LGBT row: NCP seeks resignation of 'ignorant' Goa minister"CM should sack the ignorant minister. The future of youths in the state is at stake in the hands of the current youth affairs and sports m...
14 Jan, 2015, 06.31 PM IST
Goa minister Ramesh Tawadkar takes a U-turn after facing flak for LGBT remarksAfter his controversial remarks over the LGBT community drew flak, Goa minister Ramesh Tawadkar today did a u-turn over the issue saying he...
13 Jan, 2015, 01.50 PM IST
Indian-American Aditi Hardikar named new White House LGBT liasionAccording to a White House official, Hardikar yesterday started as the new Associate Director of Public Engagement in the Office of Public ...
11 Nov, 2014, 11.01 AM IST
Kerala's LGBT community shows first signs of coming out; but people largely hostileIn Kerala, people belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community have so far been “invisible”.
05 Aug, 2014, 11.37 AM IST
Now, protect LGBT community rightsIn sharp contrast, the SC's Tuesday judgment on transgenders, granting the latter constitutional status as a third gender, is to be hailed ...
17 Apr, 2014, 10.34 AM IST
TOI manifesto for minority voices: Will this poll listen to the rainbow voice?Although there are no exact estimates, the government last year told SC that India has about 25 lakh gays. Other estimates put the communit...
29 Mar, 2014, 01.19 PM IST
SC ruling on homosexuality: Steps by India Inc to end discrimination may be hitThe top court pronounced that gay sex is illegal, overturning a 2009 Delhi High Court judgement that had decriminalised homosexuality.
12 Dec, 2013, 07.03 AM IST
Gay activists shocked with with SC verdict, a "black day"Calling it a "black day' for the LGBT community, gay activists vowed to carry on the fight.
11 Dec, 2013, 04.37 PM IST
- India gets first radio station dedicated to gay community
India's LGTB community can now celebrate freedom of airwaves with a round-the-clock radio station dedicated to them.
04 Oct, 2013, 01.33 PM IST
Companies now open to discussion on needs of LGBT rights, their inclusion at workplaceA few Indian cos are warming up to the idea , while several MNCs in the country such as Goldman Sachs, Accenture, and Google have included ...
21 May, 2013, 01.19 PM IST
IBM, Goldman Sachs and Google to launch an LGBT resource guide for India IncIBM, Goldman Sachs, Google and a not-for profit org have come together to launch an LGBT resource guide for India Inc.
10 Oct, 2012, 09.44 AM IST
IBM, Google, Goldman Sachs to launch LGBT resource guide for India IncIBM, Google, Goldman Sachs along with Community Business will be making a business case for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workforce
09 Oct, 2012, 07.37 PM IST