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Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...- Pakistan, Bangladesh students 'becoming' gay to seek asylum in UKAn undercover investigation reveals a network in the UK charging migrants thousands of pounds for fake gay asylum claims. Advisers allegedl...
- Transgender law must retain self-identification: Trans activist Maya ThakurA new law amends transgender rights, replacing self-identification with medical board approval. Maya Thakur, a transgender icon, argues thi...
- Droupadi Murmu assents to Transgender Rights Amendment; opposition flags exclusion, self-id concernsPresident Droupadi Murmu has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The legislation faces opposition...
- What is conversion therapy, why was it banned in Colorado and what does Supreme Court ruling say? Supreme Court conversion therapy case explainedWhat is conversion therapy, why was it banned in Colorado and what does Supreme Court ruling say? The Supreme Court conversion therapy case...
- Parliament passes bill to amend law on protection and rights of transgender personsParliament has passed a bill amending the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, excluding social orientations from its scope and ...
- Lok Sabha Bill redefines transgender, excludes sexual orientationA new bill introduced in the Lok Sabha aims to legally define transgender persons, excluding those with different sexual orientations or se...
- Same sex couples can constitute a family: Madras High CourtThe Madras High Court affirmed that same-sex couples can form a family, allowing a young woman to join her female partner. Citing the conce...
- Same-sex marriage: Key statements by the Chief Justice of IndiaThe Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, has stated that the circular by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) that denies adop...
- Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs bill restricting LGBTQ instructions in schoolsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis said that he will sign a Republican-backed bill prohibiting young students from discussing their sexual orien...
- Work of law schools across globe helped SC verdict on section 377Some of the universities whose research papers found mention in the apex court's verdict include National University of Juridical Sciences ...
- Corporates to frame, amend LGBTQ policyThe likes of Infosys, IBM and Google that already have policies on LGBTQ inclusion are now on the leading edge of change.
- History owes apology to LGBT community and kin: Justice Indu MalhotraJudge Malhotra was part of a 5-judge bench that held Section 377 of IPC to be in violation of the constitutional right to equality and dign...
- 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...
- Homosexual relationships do not lead to STDs like AIDS: SCLawyer H P Sharma, appearing for an intervenor, opposed the plea saying that repealing the provision would adversely affect the institution...
- Court's duty to strike down law if it violates fundamental right: SCCourts are not in obligation to wait and would act if any violation of fundamental right was brought before it: SC
- How SC’s Section 377 approach took a 180° turnSC's decision to review its own four-year-old verdict criminalising consensual sexual relationship in private between adults of same gender...
- How Right to Privacy can be a life-changerIn this new glow of freedom, the citizen stands tall, holding the inviolable right to wear what she wants, eat what she wants, live where s...
- Ruling affirms dignity of LGBT communityThe bench also rejected the logic that there were fewer than 200 prosecutions under Section 377 which criminalises homosexuality.
- India abstains as UN creates post on sexual orientationDefending India's decision, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup in New Delhi said India took the decision considering the "...
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