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Love becomes legal

Supreme Court repeals Section 377 and Bollywood celebrities hail the historic judgement.

07 Sep 2018 12:00 AM

People react after the Supreme Court verdict which decriminalises consensual gay sex, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Hope SC ruling on gay sex boosts efforts to eliminate stigma: UN

UN hoped the ruling will be first step towards guaranteeing full range of fundamental rights to LGBTI persons.

06 Sep 2018 3:02 PM

Casting call

When it comes to films and television, is the reservation of LGBTQ roles for members of the community warranted?

21 Jul 2018 12:14 AM

Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalises homosexuality and prescribes a life term in jail for gay sex.

Section 377 needs to go: A ‘Victorian relic’ has no place in today’s India

The court left it to Parliament to consider deleting the provision.

12 Jul 2018 1:18 AM

Open to review gay sex verdict’s correctness: Supreme Court

The court in its verdict in the Hadiya case in March had held that neither the state nor one’s parents can influence an adult’s choice of partner.

11 Jul 2018 2:20 AM

Will homosexuals have a say? Hearing starts today

Apex court to hear petitions by gay rights activists, seeking quashing of section 377.

10 Jul 2018 2:23 AM

The character of Le Fou in Beauty and the Beast (2017) was Disney’s first openly gay character.

Not frozen in time

Acclaimed mass media conglomerate Disney may go universal by including LGBTQ portrayals in one of its upcoming movies.

10 Mar 2018 5:03 AM

Sameer during one of his narrating sessions

A poetry for the wounded heart

The initiative was started on Facebook, but Sameer later decided to make it offline.

21 Feb 2018 3:16 AM

With the blessings of their families and friends, Yavatmal native Hrishi Mohankumar Sathawane (40) married Vinh, from Vietnam at a hotel a few distance away from the office of the Superintendent of Police. (Photo: ANI)

US-based Indian marries gay partner in Maharashtra

Recently, the Supreme Court has agreed to review the criminalisation of homosexuality.

13 Jan 2018 7:43 AM

The 52-yr-old prince is building a centre for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) on the grounds of his ancestral palace. (Photo: Facebook)

Gujarat gay prince throws open palace doors for LGBT community

'Lifting the law will encourage more people to come out; but it may also mean more people will need support,' the prince said.

11 Jan 2018 11:08 AM

The lowest rungs of police forces often used the provision for harassment and extortion. The sooner it’s off the statute book, the easier life would get for LGBTQ people.

Relief for gays on the way

Gays have had a torrid time in India too long.

10 Jan 2018 12:13 AM

The brief order said that the apex court will take a re-look at the judgment only with regard to consensual sex between consenting adults and not carnal sex with children or animals. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Rainbow of hope: Supreme Court set to revisit gay sex criminality

Respect consenting adults’ right to privacy, say petitioners.

09 Jan 2018 1:03 AM

The apex court also issues notice to the Centre seeking response on a writ petition filed by five members of LGBT community, who say they live in fear of Police because of their natural sexual preferences. (Photo: AP/Representational)

SC to reconsider 'constitutional validity' of criminalising homosexuality

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India said it will reconsider and examine the validity of section 377.

08 Jan 2018 1:55 PM

Among sexual minorities, 40 percent of the teens said they had considered suicide and 35 percent of them planned a suicide attempt (Photo: AFP)

Gay, lesbian or bisexual teens are thrice as likely as peers to attempt suicide

While some previous research has pointed to the increased suicide risks for sexual minority teens, the current study offers fresh evidence.

20 Dec 2017 7:36 PM

The Mahindra group is pitching for greater workforce diversity as it feels that the industry numbers are skewed towards gender and there is a need to focus on the specially abled, the socially disadvantaged and LGBT.

Mahindra group links talent diversity to business strategy

Besides gender, Mahindra promotes diversity with regard to the specially abled, race and religion, the socially disadvantaged and LGBT.

12 Oct 2017 11:48 AM

Elsa Marie D’silva, Founder and CEO, Safecity

Making the city safer

The launch will see two mobile applications, Safety Global Application and Saahas in the limelight.

19 Sep 2017 12:16 AM

A still from Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar’s Shubh Mangal Savdhan

The other side of the coin

Bollywood is finally seeing films that are addressing sensitive issues about men like vasectomy sensitisation.

14 Aug 2017 12:00 AM

A 31-member Parliamentary Standing committee tabled a report on the proposed Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill. Criticising the government for restricting the eligibility for surrogacy only to heterosexual married couples. (Photo: AP)

Controversy over the surrogacy bill

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

13 Aug 2017 12:06 AM

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale. (Photo: File)

Centre to take efforts to pass Transgender Bill soon: Ramdas Athawale

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in 2016.

31 Jul 2017 3:19 PM

Trump’s cynical move

It would probably do no good reminding Mr Trump that he had projected himself as a friend of the LGBTQ community when he needed their votes.

28 Jul 2017 12:27 AM

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