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SC to examine correctness of verdict reinstating Sec 377

IMAGE: Members and supporters of the LGBT groups participate in Queer Pride march in New Delhi. Photograph: Vijay Verma/PTI Photo The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that it would not......

This govt is stupendously stupid: LGBT activists on UNHRC absention

Adopting an evasive approach, India on Friday abstained from a United Nations Human Rights Council vote to appoint, for a period of three years, an Independent Expert to help protect the rights of......

'Hope this is last leg of fight,' say LGBT activists

Gay rights supporters celebrate after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the petition on Section 377 in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo The Supreme Court’s move to......

Indian American named new White House LGBT liaison

Indian American Aditi Hardikar has been appointed to a key White House position to liaison with LGBT as well as the Asian American and Pacific Islanders communities. Hardikar, who till recently was......

Around the World: Gay and PROUD of it!

Every June, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community unite and organise pride festivals to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York, one of the triggering......

LGBT verdict: Why India Inc's celebration may be short-lived

While it is heartening to see companies chipping in with their messages of support, they are probably walking a tightrope here. India’s top brands are going all out to celebrate pluralism......

LGBT verdict: Why India Inc's celebration may be short-lived

While it is heartening to see companies chipping in with their messages of support, they are probably walking a tightrope here. India’s top brands are going all out to celebrate pluralism......

LGBT verdict: Will India Inc manage to walk the talk?

For most companies this would mean extending medical coverage to same-sex partners, say legal experts. The Supreme Court judgement decriminalising certain sections of 377 of the Indian Penal Code......

'Demonetisation de-fattened the economy'

'High denomination cash notes which was 1.4 lakh crores of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in 2004 became Rs 15.5 lakh crores in 2016.' 'If it had been allowed, by 2022, it would have been Rs 34 lakh......

'I will represent the LGBT community in Bigg Boss'

'I would be content if my presence on the show inspires someone to come out of the closet.' Sushant Divgikar tells Rajul Hegde. Mr Gay India 2014 Sushant Divgikar, 24, is one of the......

Is Sonam Kapoor India's new gay icon?

After Celina Jaitley, it is fashionista Sonam Kapoor's turn to show her support for the LGBT community. Welcoming New York's latest gay-marriage law, the actress joined in the celebration with New......

Ek Ladki's Amazing Bollywood Journey

'There are enough LGBTQ people in the industry, so I don't feel like a misfit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Gazal Dhaliwal/Facebook Many years ago, a 12-year-old boy from Patiala wanted to end his......

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Review: Missed opportunity

Funny how a woman can fall in love with another woman and still need a man to ensure she gets her happy ending, notes Sukanya Verma. Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is an ingenious title. It......

'Indians are not as regressive as we think they are'

'Just because you fall in love with someone who might not belong to the opposite sex does not mean you are different.''Love is always Love.''You cannot choose which person you will fall in love......

US skier at Winter Olympics keeping flag flying for LGBT community

The 26-year-old told Reuters on Sunday he was excited about representing the United States as well as the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community at the ongoing Games in South......

Navratilova blasts 'racist, homophobe' Court in open letter

'And now, linking LGBT to Nazis, communists, the devil? This is not OK. This is in fact sick and it is dangerous. Kids will suffer more because of this continuous bashing and stigmatising of our......

Actor Fry demands homophobic Russia be stripped of 2014 Winter Games

With growing concerns over the new anti-gay laws in Russia and the abusive treatment against its people from the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community, English actor, journalist......

Racism rising like 'epidemic' in football

Italy in particular has got a very big problem, I would go as far as to say it's an epidemic, said FARE's executive director Piara Powar IMAGE: Juventus' Moise Kean was racially abused......

England captain Root praised for calling out homophobic remark

IMAGE: England captain Joe Root told Windies bowler during an exchange: 'Don't use it as an insult. There's nothing wrong in being gay'. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images England captain......

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Far-right Vox challenges Spain's acceptance of LGBT rights

Attacks by the far-right Vox party on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights are testing years of political consensus on the issue in... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INworldNews/~3/056QMJYXOBg/far-right-vox-challenges-spains-acceptance-of-lgbt-rights-idINKCN1SU1OT

Brunei Sultan returns Oxford degree after LGBT backlash

Fri, May 24 2019 03:56:09 PM Bandar Seri Begawan, May 24 (IANS): The Sultan of Brunei has returned an honorary degree awarded by Oxford University... ...

https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=590915

Polish towns go 'LGBT free' ahead of bitter European election campaign

Teresa Drzewiecka grew up during World War Two, when German and Soviet troops battled for control of her town of Swidnik in eastern Poland. ...

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Brunei rules out capital punishment for gay sex, adultery

[Brunei], May 6 (ANI): Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei on Sunday said that the country will not impose death penalty on those convicted of gay... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/brunei-rules-out-capital-punishment-for-gay-sex-adultery-news-international-tfux7Hgfgifbe.html

In a first for Asia, Taiwan's parliament approves same-sex marriage

Taiwan's lawmakers comfortably passed a law allowing same-sex couples to form "exclusive permanent unions" and a second clause that would let them... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/in-a-first-for-asia-taiwans-parliament-approves-same-sex-marriage/articleshow/69370021.cms

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