LGBTQ
Google removes popular gay dating app from its online store in Indonesia
Shocking move comes amid country’s crackdown on the LGBTQ community.
Kolkata boy wins Mr Gay World India 2018, wants to help create world of equality
Samarpan Maity who won the recognition says the pageant is important towards creating awareness about the LGBTQ community.
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.
Activists, experts welcome Supreme Court’s move on sec 377
The section penalises sexual intercourse between two consenting adults of the same gender.
New York boy creates first ever drag club for children
Napoles, known on social media as Desmond is Amazing, was first spotted wearing rainbow-coloured outfit at New York Pride Parade in 2015.
Unite for pride
In a run-up to the pride month, the LGBT community is coming together for a month long festival.
One in four gay, lesbian, bisexual teens attempt suicide
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) teens are more than three times as likely to attempt suicide as their heterosexual peers.
Days after Australia legalizes same-sex marriage, first couple tie the knot
Amy and Elise McDonald were given an exemption to marry in Melbourne since their relatives also had flown in from overseas.
‘A day for love’: Australia legalises same-sex marriage
The nation overwhelmingly voted in favour of changing the law, ending decades of political wrangling.
Austria top court rules in favour of same-sex marriage
In April 2001 the Netherlands became the first country in the world to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry in a civil ceremony.