LGBT

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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Legalising gay marriage: Societal shift takes time

In many ways, the LGBTQ+ community senses the conservatism inherent in Indian society, & they are not in a hurry to break the barriers.

23 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

The debate around trans-genders is about the rights of people to identify as they wish and not be discriminated in any way for so doing. (Photo by DIPTENDU DUTTA / AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | If you can pick your gender... why can’t you choose species?

Liberal opinion in the shape of the Scottish Parliament passed a law to allow people to choose their gender.

08 Jul 2023 12:10 AM

School students in Minnesota protest in front of a billboard advertising gay conversion therapy in 2015. (Photo | Medium — James Finn - The Blog)

Quackery not allowed: Posts claiming to change gays' sexual orientation banned from Facebook

The move is an extension of an existing ban on ads that promote conversion therapy, which medical experts consider ineffective and harmful.

11 Jul 2020 4:13 PM

They had written to the Mumbai police asking for the arrests. (Photo: Pixabay)

Saffron rainbow rises as queers police their own

First, there was the singling out of protesters who exercised the democratic right to protest against CAA-NPR-NRC as part of Bombay Pride.

08 Feb 2020 3:02 AM

The LGBT issue is quite prominent in the coming elections. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Pride activism in Poland before elections

Pride parades in Poland prove flashpoint ahead of general election.

27 Sep 2019 12:58 PM

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Where rainbows begin

More than 44 per cent users claim to have told their families about their sexuality.

01 Sep 2019 12:42 AM

Anjali Chakra and Sundas Malik during their photoshoot. (Photo: Twitter)

Same-sex couple win the internet with their mesmerising pictures

This couple, with the women belonging to India and Pakistan each, broke the internet with photos in the rain.

31 Jul 2019 6:58 PM

Ishikawa said his election showed that a growing number of Japanese people backed same-sex marriage. (Photo: File)

Election of gay lawmaker in Japan spurs hopes for same-sex marriage

Japan’s laws on LGBT+ issues are relatively liberal compared with many Asian countries, with homosexual sex legal since 1880.

24 Jul 2019 4:19 PM

The plaintiffs have agreed to drop pending legal action against the governor and other defendants. (Photo: AP)

Agreement affirms North Carolina transgender restroom rights

'Nationally, this decree sends an important signal that targeting transgender people for discrimination is unacceptable.'

24 Jul 2019 2:46 PM

Be You-niversity

Apart from gender sensitisation cells, there exist university clubs and societies for students who identify as queer.

16 Jul 2019 5:41 AM

Four hundred thousand people turned out on the streets of Madrid Saturday for a Gay Pride parade dedicated this year to pioneers of the LGBT+ cause, amid growing fears of fresh repression with the rise of the far-right in Europe. (Representational Image)

Hundreds of thousands march across Europe for Gay Pride

Vox has said that the Madrid Gay Pride Parade should be moved to a park in the suburbs and opposes public subsidies for the event.

07 Jul 2019 2:54 PM

Educators who for centuries have divided students into boys and girls are now figuring out better ways to address students who are non binary, gender fluid and gender nonconforming. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Texas boy spreads awareness about queer youth among educators

Nine-year-old who defies labels helps teach educators about queer youth.

20 Jun 2019 8:00 PM

Onlookers cheered from apartment balconies along the parade route, much of which was lined with balloons, flags and signs supporting the LGBT community. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Streets flooded with rainbow colours on Tel Aviv pride parade

Tel Aviv runs rainbow colours at city’s annual jubilant pride parade

15 Jun 2019 3:52 PM

Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, a lawmaker for the progressive anti-junta Future Forward Party (FFP), is one of four transgender MPs in the house. (Photo: Facebook/Tanwarin Sukkhapisit)

‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in Parliament

Thailand’s transgender community enjoys a high profile, but still faces major hurdles in the conservative Buddhist-majority kingdom.

07 Jun 2019 10:37 AM

From pride to proud

Pride is all about love, reflection and acceptance. And living equally in the society.

06 Jun 2019 12:01 AM

Some dozen couples were among the first to arrive at a government office in downtown Taipei to legally register their relationships as marriages. (Photo:AP)

Historic day for Asia as Taiwan holds first gay marriage

The weddings, which came a week after lawmakers took the unprecedented decision to legalise gay marriage.

24 May 2019 11:16 AM

Conservatives have tabled two other versions which noticeably avoid the word marriage, and offer something closer to same-sex unions with no adoption rights. (Photo: AFP)

Will Asia witness first gay marriage?

Taiwan gay couples plan weddings even as opponents fight back.

15 May 2019 11:31 AM

Anastasia does not want to reveal her real identity and asks for her face not to be shown on camera. (Photo: AFP)

Transgender woman wins against ‘gay propaganda’ law

Russia transgender woman wins case in rare win for LGBT rights.

16 Apr 2019 12:32 PM

Last month, Facebook removed hundreds of Indonesian accounts, pages and groups from its network. (Photo: AP)

Facebook takes down fake accounts in UK, Romania

About 175,000 accounts followed one or more of these pages, and around 4,500 accounts followed one or more of these Instagram accounts.

08 Mar 2019 3:14 PM

The tennis legend, an 18-time Grand Slam title winner, was branded as 'transphobic' after writing in a newspaper column that allowing trans athletes to compete with women who were assigned female at birth is 'cheating and unfair'. (Photo: Twitter)

Navratilova apologises for describing competing transgender athletes as 'cheats'

She was also dropped as an ambassador for the Athlete Ally group which campaigns for LGBT rights in sport.

04 Mar 2019 2:40 PM

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