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PETA India has also requested that the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Law and Justice retain the criminalisation of beastiality.

Goat's rape prompts PETA India appeal to ensure bestiality still crime under Sec 377

Group also urges Centre to amend prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, to include harsher punishments for violations.

01 Aug 2018 12:46 PM

Lack of knowledge about human sexuality due to non-existent sex education makes people fear and despise homosexuals. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Sexuality and Criminality

Child sexual abusers are mostly close relatives and persons known to the children and in whom the children repose trust.

25 Jul 2018 12:49 AM

The arrest comes days after the Supreme Court reserved its judgement on IPC section 377, which prohibits unnatural sex. (Representational image)

Self-styled godman forces men into unnatural sex, arrested in Maharashtra

Asif Noori (38) was arrested from a neighbouring district and brought on Sunday night, Parbhani Superintendent of Police Dilip Zalake said.

23 Jul 2018 7:23 PM

Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas against Section 377

Justice Nariman said if prostitution is licensed then all health parameters and concerns would be met.

18 Jul 2018 2:06 AM

The verdict is likely to be pronounced before October 2 this year as Justice Misra would be retiring as CJI on that day. (Representational Image/AFP)

SC reserves verdict on pleas seeking decriminalisation of Section 377

A five-judge constitution bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra concluded hearing the arguments on the contentious issue after four days.

17 Jul 2018 5:06 PM

Actress Nandita Das, on the other hand, emphasises the need for the society to focus on the things that matter.

Eradicate Section 377, says industry

Filmmaker Onir is grateful to the government for not impeding the petition.

14 Jul 2018 12:42 AM

On behalf of the Centre, ASG Tushar Mehta urged the court not to enter into matters of religious beliefs while deciding the validity of Section 377. (Representational Image/PTI)

Once criminality of Section 377 quashed, stigma against gay sex will go: SC

CJI quashed mental stigma attached to homosexuality and cleared that even psychiatrists have established that it is not a mental illness.

12 Jul 2018 8:00 PM

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

Counsel Menaka Guruswami, appearing for a group of IITians, argued that Section 377 curtails the freedom of expression and the right to form an association of a sexual minority. (Representational Image)

CJI Dipak Misra hints in favour of decriminalisation of Section 377

Once the court decriminalises Section 377, then the discrimination faced by the LGBT community in employment will vanish, CJI said.

11 Jul 2018 8:37 PM

On Monday, the Supreme Court began hearing petitions under the provision that criminalises homosexuality. (Photo: File | Representational)

Is homosexuality crime? Centre says it will ‘leave decision to wisdom of SC’

'We leave it to the wisdom of the court,' Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told Supreme Court.

11 Jul 2018 1:03 PM

'It (homosexuality) is not a normal thing. We cannot celebrate it. It’s against Hindutva,' says BJP MP Subramanian Swamy. (Photo: File | PTI)

Being homosexual against Hindutva, need to cure it: Subramanian Swamy

'We should invest in medical research to see if homosexuality can be cured,' says BJP MP Subramanian Swamy.

10 Jul 2018 8:40 PM

The Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging criminalisation of gay sex. (Representatioanl Image)

'As society changes, values change', SC told during Sec 377 hearing

ASG Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, told the apex court that the govt will file its response today.

10 Jul 2018 1:51 PM

No adjournment of LGBT hearing

SC to hear petitions filed on homosexuality from today.

10 Jul 2018 2:07 AM

Supreme Court refuses to delay Section 377 hearing, rejects Centre's plea

A bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra refused to defer the hearing after the Centre sought more time to file its response on PILs on gay sex.

09 Jul 2018 1:30 PM

A five judge Constitution Bench headed by the Chief Justice Dipak Misra will hear a batch of petitions for a declaration that Section 377 IPC as unconstitutional to the extent that it provides prosecution of adults for indulging in consensual gay sex. (Photo: File | Representational)

SC to begin fresh hearing on LGBTQ's sexual rights on July 10

SC will hear appeals against Delhi HC verdict in 2013 that decriminalised 'any form of sex against order of nature'.

07 Jul 2018 6:50 PM

The Supreme Court ordered tagging of the plea with other similar petitions which have already been referred by the top court to a five-judge constitution bench on January 8. (Photo: AP/File)

SC seeks Centre’s reply on fresh plea challenging criminalisation of gay sex

The plea has been filed by 20 former and current students of the prestigious IITs, who are from the LGBT community.

18 May 2018 1:32 PM

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Supreme Court moved to quash IPC provision on gay sex

Section 377 cannot be construed as a reasonable restriction as that has the potentiality to destroy the individual autonomy and sexual orientation.

21 Apr 2018 12:36 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

From Left to Right: Atri Kar, Miss Trans Queen Nitasha Biswas and Harish Iyer (Harish Iyer's image clicked by Vinod Shreedhar)

People speak out on SC decision reconsidering Section 377

Supreme Court on Monday agreed to reconsider and examine its 2013 decision which criminalised homosexual relations.

10 Jan 2018 1:32 PM

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