LGBTQ

Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 | Last Update : 05:52 AM IST

Anita Anand | Imagining a new form of marriage in India: It has to start with a law…

Over the last decade, acceptance of homosexuality has grown in India, especially since Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality in 2018

03 May 2023 12:05 AM

In a file photo, a Shariah Law official uses a rattan cane to whip one of two men convicted of gay sex in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Two men in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province were caned 77 times each after neighbors reported them to the Shariah Police for having sex. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Indonesia takes a step backwards

A nation that used to pride itself in support of democratic traditions in the last 24 years might be slipping as it takes a theocratic turn

08 Dec 2022 12:15 AM

Grindr offers users the option to use a discreet icon in place of the recognisable Grindr icon seen on the top left here.

Grindr Lite now in India: Faster loading on slower phones

Gay dating app Grindr has launched its Lite version in several countries, including India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Malaysia

12 Mar 2020 6:39 PM

Terming the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill which was passed in the Rajya Sabha as regressive, a group of transgender activists Saturday appealed to the President not to give nod to the bill. (Photo: File)

Transgenders appeal to President to not give nod to bill

The representatives of LGBIQUA groups, told a press conference that the bill undermined their rights.

07 Dec 2019 8:50 PM

YouTube sensation Lilly Singh announced she's bisexual earlier this year. (Photo; Instagram)

Celebrating Hollywood stars who came out

National Coming out Day: Here are stars who gathered courage to come out of their closet.

11 Oct 2019 12:50 PM

With welcoming mindsets, being ‘out’ and about is far safer for the LGBTQ+ community.

Travel with pride?

Pink tourism is not only opening new avenues for the LGBTQ+ community to travel but it is also adding to the nation’s economy.

16 Sep 2019 12:01 AM

The Supreme Court handed victory to 34 people from across India who challenged Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a British-era law that criminalised consensual, adult, same-sex relationships and fostered a climate of fear and discrimination against the entire Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community. (Photo: File)

377 anniversary: ‘People have started accepting us, but king way to go’

Talking to this correspondent, two members of the community share how their lives have changed since the judgement.

06 Sep 2019 7:04 PM

‘After my post-graduation course in electronic media from the Trivandrum Institute of Journalism, I was working as an intern with Kairali TV. After interning for a week, the company offered me the post of ‘News Trainee’ after evaluating my performance,’ Saadiya said. (Photo: Facebook | Biju Muthathi)

Kerala’s first transwoman journalist makers her debut with report on Chandrayaan-2 mission

‘This is a profession that I feel has no discrimination. The newsroom feels like a second home to me,’ she said.

03 Sep 2019 7:04 PM

Bathrooms and housing are some of the most stressful areas on college campuses for transgender students. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Transgender students more prone to mental health disorders

Transgender students experience more mental health problems compared to other students.

17 Aug 2019 11:20 AM

It further states that YouTube's regulation of speech has resulted in top quality and protected LGBTQ+ content getting restricted while homophobic are free to post obscene content. (Photo: ANI)

LGBTQ creators sue YouTube over alleged discrimination

The lawsuit alleges that the Google-owned service uses unlawful practices that block and financially harms the LGBT creators.

15 Aug 2019 7:37 AM

An Almaarii/Closet as described by Pikapip and illustrated by Alisha Huang (Instagram: @_almaarii_)

Handles that open closets

There are many accounts on Instagram that are trying to bridge the gap between queer and non-queer people with their art, memes, stories and so on.

04 Aug 2019 12:24 AM

Counselling could’ve saved Aniket: Ashok Row Kavi

Aniket, who worked for a multinational company in Powai, in his suicide note, said that he was taunted at the workplace over his sexuality.

26 Jul 2019 2:22 AM

The Anglican Church of Canada -- which has more than 500,000 members -- has rejected a motion to modify its definition of marriage to embrace same-sex unions. (Representational Image)

'Devastating news', says Bishop as Canada's Anglican Church rejects same-sex marriage

Many in the church, which has nearly 1,700 parishes, were disappointed.

15 Jul 2019 10:17 AM

In a 10-second-video, exuberant Harris is seen waving at the crowd from the stage with loud music in the background. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: US Senator Kamala Harris dances at Pride parade in San Francisco

The senator from California, who has regularly participated in pride parades ever since she was district attorney.

01 Jul 2019 2:27 PM

Manvendra has been an LGBTQ rights activist in India, a country where homosexuality was decriminalised by the Supreme Court last year in September. (Photo: ANI)

India's first openly gay prince celebrates Pride month in New York

The New York City, which is playing host to this year's World Pride, has always been a major Pride destination for several years.

30 Jun 2019 11:51 AM

3 is dangerous company

All 10 episodes of this series sensitively discusses things that every teenager goes through and every adult doesn’t necessarily understand.

30 Jun 2019 2:46 AM

But June has been the month of LGBTQ pride marches and celebrations in commemoration of the Stonewall Inn riots since 1970, the year after the riots commenced. (Representational Image)

50 years of Stonewall Inn: A raid that exposed the colours of Pride

The colourful symbol of LGBTQ pride and its national month have come a long way since the social movement of the 1970s.

29 Jun 2019 4:01 PM

The flag was used since 1978, but only in 1994 did it become a symbol for LGBTQ pride. (Photo: Pixabay)

History behind the iconic Pride flag

Gilbert Baker, the designer of the rainbow flag originally made it with eight colours.

27 Jun 2019 6:07 PM

Prince William said that the issue was something he had only started thinking about since becoming a parent. (Photo: Instagram @kensingtonroyal)

Prince William says it’s ‘absolutely fine’ if his kids are gay

UK's Prince William, at an LGBTQ charity, said it's fine for his kids to be gay.

27 Jun 2019 11:14 AM

He alleged his bosses forced him to come out at work and attached screenshots of group message chats appearing to show colleagues mocking him. (Photo: Facebook)

Myanmar gay man posts bullying note on Facebook before committing suicide

The 26-year-old librarian at MIU, his profile picture black with an insignia of death, detailed how he had been bullied by colleagues.

25 Jun 2019 4:52 PM

1 of 7

Columns

Shobhaa De