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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...

21 April 2018 12:36 AM IST

Most were released as homosexuality is not illegal in Indonesia, but 10 men were charged under anti-pornography laws. (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 July 2018 12:49 AM IST

Gaya MP Hari Manjhis son Rahul Manjhi, along with his friend, was arrested by the police in a drunken state on Sunday and was sent to Gaya central jail for violating prohibition law. (Representational image)

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

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

23 July 2018 7:23 PM IST

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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 July 2018 2:06 AM IST

More than two thirds of LGBT respondents said they had avoided holding hands with a same-sex partner for fear of a negative reaction. (Photo: 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...

17 July 2018 5:06 PM IST

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 July 2018 12:42 AM IST

A woman poses for a photo in front of a wall mural during the San Francisco gay pride parade in San Francisco, California on June, 24, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Once criminality of Section 377 quashed, stigma against gay sex will...

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

12 July 2018 8:00 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.

Section 377 needs to go: A Victorian relic' has no place in today's...

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

12 July 2018 1:18 AM 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

Apart from Subramanian Swamy, other former judges and senior advocates of the Supreme Court also reacted to the press meet. (Photo: 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 July 2018 8:40 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.

'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 July 2018 1:51 PM IST