https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfgrrXhOPdk India's Supreme Court has decriminalized gay sex, striking down Section 377, an 1860s British … [Read more...] about India Decriminalizes Gay Sex in Historic Supreme Court Ruling
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India’s Supreme Court to Deliver Verdict on Decriminalization of Gay Sex Tomorrow
India's Supreme Court is set to rule tomorrow on Section 377, a law criminalizing gay sex dating back to British rule in 1861. The anti-sodomy law had … [Read more...] about India’s Supreme Court to Deliver Verdict on Decriminalization of Gay Sex Tomorrow
India Supreme Court to Review Criminalization of Gay Sex
India's Supreme Court has agreed to review the colonial-era law criminalizing gay sex in what could be a major LGBTQ rights breakthrough in the … [Read more...] about India Supreme Court to Review Criminalization of Gay Sex
Gay Rights Activists Find New Hope as India Recognizes the Right to Privacy
In a landmark judgment in August, India’s highest court recognized the right to privacy as a fundamental right. The decision will have a wide ranging … [Read more...] about Gay Rights Activists Find New Hope as India Recognizes the Right to Privacy
Thousands Take to Streets in Mumbai, India for LGBTQ Pride Parade: WATCH
Thousands took part in Mumbai, India's Queer Azaadi Mumbai Pride Parade on Saturday, The Hindu reports: The parade began with a gathering of people … [Read more...] about Thousands Take to Streets in Mumbai, India for LGBTQ Pride Parade: WATCH
Family of Gay Man in India Threaten Him With ‘Corrective Rape’
A gay man in India was threatened by his family with “corrective rape” after they discovered he was living with his partner. Identified only as … [Read more...] about Family of Gay Man in India Threaten Him With ‘Corrective Rape’
New Delhi LGBT Protesters Demand Repeal of Colonial Anti-Gay Laws: WATCH
Hundreds of LGBT rights activists marched in New Delhi, India last weekend demanding the repeal of a law criminalizing gay sex. In 2009, the New … [Read more...] about New Delhi LGBT Protesters Demand Repeal of Colonial Anti-Gay Laws: WATCH
Old Custom, New Couples: Gay Indians Are Having Arranged Marriages
It’s a custom for which India is well known: arranged marriages, when parents pick appropriate spouses for their children based on caste, class, … [Read more...] about Old Custom, New Couples: Gay Indians Are Having Arranged Marriages
Popular Bengali TV Actress Takes Life After Being Confronted About Female Lover
According to a local police report Disha Ganguly, a popular Bengali television actress, committed suicide after months of being pressured to break up … [Read more...] about Popular Bengali TV Actress Takes Life After Being Confronted About Female Lover
India’s Mr. Gay World Entrant Drops Out of Competition, Goes into Hiding After Family is Threatened
Thahir Mohammed Sayyed, the sole entrant from India in the 2015 Mr. Gay World competition, has dropped out and gone into hiding, citing threats to his … [Read more...] about India’s Mr. Gay World Entrant Drops Out of Competition, Goes into Hiding After Family is Threatened