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$\When I came out was when I was able to breathe,\ Rippon said. (Photo: Twitter/Gus Kenworthy)$ Newsmakers

Out Olympians Rippon, Kenworthy share kiss at Winter Olympics

Both the athletes went public with their homosexuality in October 2015, and felt better for it.

10 Feb 2018 1:18 PM IST

Diverse gender identities are more prevalent than people would expect. (Photo: Pixabay)

Not just boy and girl; more teens identify as transgender

That advice echoes American Academy of Pediatrics policy that says pediatricians should use gender-neutral terms.

5 Feb 2018 1:28 PM IST

The stepped-up measures follow an outdoor concert in Cairo on September 22 by Lebanese band Mashrou Leila, when the flag representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community was raised.(Photo: AP/Representational)

Google removes popular gay dating app from its online store in...

Shocking move comes amid country's crackdown on the LGBTQ community.

2 Feb 2018 7:25 PM IST

Systems that do not see and acknowledge a young persons identity are the problem. (Photo: Pixabay)

Using transgender youths' chosen names may lower suicide risk

The reduction in mental health risks was strongest when the chosen name was used in multiple contexts.

15 April 2018 8:13 PM IST

Homosexuality is taboo in Malaysia and the country retains its colonial-era criminal ban on sodomy, with punishments of up to 20 years in prison, caning or a fine (Photo: AFP)

Outrage over competition for ideas to 'convert' gay students in...

The contest organised by the Muslim Students Association called for participants to create videos and posters.

4 April 2018 7:25 PM IST

The ministry did not discriminate against any group in providing health services, including LGBT people. (Photo: Representational/ AP)

LGBQ teens at higher risk of substance abuse

There have been some indications that LGBQ teens face increased substance use risks.

14 July 2018 12:58 PM IST

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

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...

11 July 2018 8:37 PM IST

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

Is homosexuality crime? Centre says it will leave decision to wisdom...

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

11 July 2018 1:03 PM IST

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

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'.

7 July 2018 6:50 PM IST

YouTube sensation Lilly Singh announced shes bisexual earlier this year. (Photo; Instagram)

Celebrating Hollywood stars who came out

National Coming out Day: Here are stars who gathered courage to come out of their closet.

11 Oct 2019 12:50 PM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind (Photo: File)

Transgenders appeal to President to not give nod to bill

The representatives of LGBIQUA groups, told a press conference that the bill undermined their rights.

7 Dec 2019 8:50 PM IST

Laxmi Narayan Tripathi

Reclaiming lost glory

From pariah to demi-god: transgender leader a star at the Kumbh Mela.

21 Jan 2019 9:00 PM IST