Homosexuality

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The panel has forwarded the ludicrous suggestion to make the new law gender-neutral so that the woman in the relationship gets a punishment equal to the man. This is a cure worse than the disease as it fully extinguishes her choice with respect to relationships. (Representational Image: DC)

AA Edit | Let society evolve; resist return of regressive laws

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has time and again spoken about getting rid of the colonial laws

16 Nov 2023 12:00 AM

Pics: Kartik, Janhvi and team wrap up second schedule of 'Dostana 2' on Christmas

Kartik also hopped on to Instagram to re-post a video of the shoot wrap plus Christmas celebration with the whole team.

26 Dec 2019 10:31 AM

A promotional video published by Saudi Arabia's state security agency categorises feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, even as the conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to promote tolerance and attract foreigners. (Representational Image)

Saudi Arabia labels feminism, homosexuality, atheism as ‘extremist ideas’

Nearly dozen women's right advocates were detained weeks before ban on driving -- which they had campaigned against -- was lifted last year.

12 Nov 2019 12:03 PM

The case, which local media reported had been brought by a university student, argued the government should do away with the law in light of a changed society where homosexuality was more widely accepted. (Photo: AP)

Botswana's High Court decriminalises homosexuality

South Africa is the only African nation to have legalised gay marriage.

12 Jun 2019 1:01 PM

Bhutan’s decision comes after several other Asian countries have scrapped laws restricting the rights of LGBT+ people. (Photo: Representational Image/ File)

Bhutan’s lower house of Parliament votes to decriminalise homosexuality

The amendment to the penal code passed the 44-member National Assembly with just a single dissenting vote, the local newspapers reported.

08 Jun 2019 2:12 PM

June is considered as 'LGBT Pride Month' to commemorate the Stonewall riots of 1969. (Photo: ANI)

Google celebrates 50 years of LGBTQ

To celebrate 50 years of Pride Google unveils a doodle slideshow.

04 Jun 2019 12:05 PM

Homosexuality is hated as well as being illegal in Ethiopia. (Photo: AFP)

Ethiopia to ban gay tourists from ancient religious sites

Ethiopian churches oppose gay travel company's tour plans.

04 Jun 2019 11:46 AM

A lot of heterosexual characters die in ‘GoT’ but the list of gay men that the show has killed weighs heavy. (Photo: File)

‘Game of Thrones’ and sexuality

Here’s how ‘Game of Thrones’ treats its LGBTQ characters, making it an extremely dangerous place for them to exist.

24 Apr 2019 3:47 PM

This is a question that has been haunting our cinema for some time now.

A ‘shadow’ over it

The serial is a flawed but brave a film about coming out.

23 Mar 2019 12:21 AM

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s recent comments about homosexuality at a press conference in New Delhi have created as much of a stir as the Supreme Court’s verdict on Section 377 did last year.

Indian army’s regressive stand

Despite the decriminalisation of section 377 last year, Indian armed forces not ready to have homosexuals in the service.

13 Jan 2019 12:27 AM

Doctor summoned over ‘shock therapy’ for gays

Gupta was practising as a doc despite being debarred.

09 Dec 2018 2:17 AM

Supreme Court’s decision on the draconian law has received a mixed response with some seeing it as a step towards social progress and equality while others view it as a downward spiral of our moral compass.

A will of their own

The law, which held a patriarchal control over a woman’s body, also raised the questions on the dignity of women.

03 Oct 2018 12:04 AM

The minister was responding to a question about the government's view on promoting LGBT tourism in the country in the backdrop of the Supreme Court decriminalising homosexuality and Thailand promoting itself as a safe destination for the community. (Photo: Twitter | KJ Alphons)

No discrimination against tourists for sexual orientation: KJ Alphons

On September 6, the Supreme Court ruled that gay sex between consenting adults is not a crime saying sexual orientation is natural.

17 Sep 2018 5:49 PM

IT company Tech Mahindra said Tuesday it would conduct a thorough probe after a former employee, just days after the Supreme Court decriminalising homosexuality, alleged harrasment and discrimination by his then team manager in 2015.

Tech Mahindra ex-employee accuses manager of discrimination against homosexuals

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said the company is investigating the matter.

11 Sep 2018 7:13 PM

RSS prachar pramukh Arun Kumar, in a statement , said, “Like the Supreme Court’s verdict, we also do not consider this (homosexuality) as a crime.” (Photo: File | PTI)

RSS airs opposition to same-sex marriages

“These relationships are not natural, so we do not support this kind of relationships,” Mr Kumar said.

07 Sep 2018 4:25 AM

The court, while striking down part of the Section 377 that criminalises consensual gay sex, said it was “irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary”.(Photo: PTI)

Gay sex not a crime in India: Supreme Court decriminalises Section 377

Strikes down parts of Section 377, which criminalised consensual homosexual acts.

07 Sep 2018 2:18 AM

“The verdict changes everything,” an excited Sanyal (Left, seen here with his partner Ankit Andulkar) says revealing that while growing up was not easy, things are sure to look better now. (Facebook: Debendra Nath Sanyal)

Can now openly celebrate queerness, says young gay Mumbaikar on Sec 377 ruling

As SC strikes down Section 377 of IPC which criminalised homosexuality, a gay youth talks about what it means, to him and the community.

06 Sep 2018 3:08 PM

During the hearings, the Supreme Court had observed that stigma attached to ‘gay sex’ will be removed once the ‘criminality attached to Section 377 of the IPC goes. (Photo: PTI)

Is homosexuality a crime? SC to deliver verdict on Section 377 tomorrow

The verdict is expected to be a landmark judgement with gay rights activists believing that SC will strike down section 377.

05 Sep 2018 5:56 PM

Francis was asked by a journalist what he would say to parents who observe homosexual traits in their children. (Photo: File)

Vatican rolls back on remarks of Pope Francis on psychiatric help for gay children

Pope Francis added that ignoring a child who showed homosexual tendencies was an 'error of fatherhood or motherhood'.

28 Aug 2018 11:19 AM

Under the influence

Sangeetha Sreenivasan’s book Acid accepts the world as it is and leaves no space for unwanted arguments.

08 Aug 2018 12:46 AM

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