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- Celebs condemn health minister's MSM comment
Mumbai, July 7: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's comment that men having sex with men (MSM) is a "disease" and "unnatural" has upset the film fraternity. More and more ac....
- Remarks were taken out of context, clarifies Azad
New Delhi, July 6: A day after sparking off a controversy with his remark that men having sex with men (MSM) was a "disease" and "unnatural", Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on....
- Homosexuality no disease, India must include MSM: UNAIDS
New Delhi, July 5: Homosexuality is not a disease and there is no place for discrimination on the basis of a person's sexual orientation, UNAIDS emphasised today, a day after Indian Health....
- Azad's comments on MSM shocking: Gay community
New Delhi, July 5: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's comment that men having sex with men (MSM) is a "disease" and "unnatural" has drawn flak from the gay community and act....
- MSM is unnatural: Ghulam Nabi Azad
New Delhi, July 4: Men having sex with men (MSM) is not only a "disease" but also "unnatural", Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said today, a comment that is likely to raise th....
- MSM is unnatural: Ghulam Nabi Azad
New Delhi, July 4: Men having sex with men (MSM) is "unnatural", Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said today, a comment that is likely to raise the hackles of activists who have struggl....
- Indian, foreign firms eye growing Indian gay market
New Delhi, July 3: T-shirts and mugs with cheesy slogans, targeted marketing campaigns and even a specialised travel boutique... gays might still be taboo in much of India but not for companie....
- From closet to freedom for India's gays, two years on
New Delhi, July 1: What would you make of 377, 2/7, 730? Could be a code or a logical reasoning question. But, for queers, 377 is the Indian Penal Code section that denied them the right to lo....
- Nepal lesbian wedding inspires Bengal, Kerala
Kathmandu, June 22: The first public lesbian wedding in Nepal, held this week under the aegis of the republic's gay rights icon Sunil Babu Pant, has inspired the gay communities in India....
- Court allows two girl friends to live together
Raipur, April 22: Two girls, who wanted to live together despite's their parents' objection, have realised their wish after the Chhattisgarh High Court allowed them to do so.
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- Gay rights in India, a battle to be fought long: Activists
New Delhi, Dec 10: Civil rights for homosexuals in India have a long way to go and the battle is to be fought for years, social activists and human rights campaigners said here today.
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- Gay community asserts identity with pink products
New Delhi, Nov 29: Mugs and T-shirts with witty one liners like "Jalebii High", "Pink Sheep of the Family", "Haan Hoo! Toh?" (Yes I am! So?) are catching up among the ca....
- Delhi draped in rainbow colours as gay walk for pride
New Delhi, Nov 28: Wearing their sexuality on their sleeves, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT) brandished rainbow-coloured flags, held banners and swayed to drum beats with prid....
- Exclusive jewellery brand for gays
Kolkata, July 3: Commemorating the day, July 2, when the Delhi High Court decriminalised private consensual sex between adults of the same sex, the Gold Factory here has launched 'Freedom C....
- Gays celebrate one year of Delhi High Court judgment
New Delhi, July 2: A joyous and flamboyant crowd of Delhi's gay community gathered today evening in the heart of the city to celebrate the first anniversary of Delhi High Court's judgme....
- Year after historic verdict gays optimistic about future
New Delhi, July 1: An year after the Delhi High Court passed a landmark verdict decriminalising homosexuality, gays in India can certainly breathe freer. But it's not all sunshine and roses....
- Two journalists held in Aligarh gay teacher case
Aligarh, April 19: Two journalists have been arrested on charges of breaching the privacy of gay Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) teacher S.R. Siras who was found dead earlier this month, police....
- Gay community demands probe in AMU teacher's death
New Delhi: The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community and social activists today demanded an impartial investigation into the mysterious death of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) p....
- Government ticked off for not contesting ruling on homosexuals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ticked off the Union government for its failure to challenge the Delhi High Court's verdict legalising homosexual acts between consenting adults in privat....
- Aligarh Muslim University professor suspended for his homosexuality
Lucknow: A professor of the Aligarh Muslim University has been suspended owing to his sexual orientation. The professor was already about to retire. The incident occurred when a couple of stude....
- Poll panel gives 'other' identity rights to eunuchs/transsexuals
New Delhi: The Election Commission today decided to allow eunuchs and transsexuals to indicate their sex as 'Other' in the electoral roll.
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- Couple forced to leave village after same-sex marriage
Lucknow: Two men who recently married each other have been directed by an Uttar Pradesh panchayat to leave the village for their "immoral behaviour", police said today.
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- Orissa's gay couple leads happy married life
Bhubaneswar: Pitambar Nayak of Guda village in Koraput district of Orissa is different from his neighbours. He used to attract curious glances as he decided to become the 'wife' of Shya....
- UNAIDS hails Indian court's decision to decriminalise homosexuality
New Delhi: The executive director of UNAIDS Michael Sidibe today hailed the decision of the Delhi High Court decriminalising homosexuality and sought provision for equal rights to all in spite ....
- Miss Gay Nepal now eyes the world
Kathmandu: They became the first sexual minority in South Asia to wrest the right to same-sex marriage and have a say in the new constitution. Now Nepal's transgender community is aiming to....
- Many gays opting for sex change: Doctors
New Delhi: Even as gay activism grows in India and some slowly find the courage to come out of the closet, many from the community - especially the well educated and well heeled in the cities -....
- Government takes no stand on decriminalising homosexuality
New Delh: The government today said that it will neither support nor oppose the Delhi High Court's order of announcing homosexuality among consenting adults as legal. The union government a....
- Activists welcome government's stance on gay sex
New Delhi: Gay activists and lawyers today welcomed the government's decision to leave it to the Supreme Court to arrive at a view on decriminalising homosexuality among consenting adults, ....
- Govt takes no decision on legalising of homosexuality
New Delhi: The government has not yet taken a decision on how to react to the recent judgement of the Delhi High Court to decriminalise homosexuality, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambi....
- 'Catholic church can love homosexuals, not homosexuality'
Panaji: The Catholic church in Goa has steadfastly maintained it is against homosexuality. But a prominent Christian spiritual advisor has now said it is not against homosexuals per se.
- Goa to host gay group tour in October
Panaji: Goa will host a group tour for gays this October, a few months after homosexuality was decriminalised in India by a Delhi high court ruling.
Puneet Kumar manager of Indjapink,....
- Moily praises gay sex ruling
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court verdict de-criminalising gay sex between consenting adults has been highly acclaimed by union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily as a "well-documented and well-r....
- Religious leaders pass resolution against gay sex ruling
New Delhi: Maintaining that homosexuality is against Indian culture, religious leaders at a meting here passed a resolution today opposing the Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising gay sex....
- LGBT cheers SC's refusal to stay gay sex order
New Delhi: The rainbow community of the lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) in the capital had another reason to cheer today when the Supreme Court refused to stay a Delhi High Cou....
- Supreme Court refuses to stay gay sex verdict
New Delhi: Maintaining that the recent Delhi High Court verdict decriminalising homosexuality does not permit incestuous relations or adultery, the Supreme Court today said it will wait for the....
- Assam's lesbian couple happily married for 10 yrs
Garubasha (Assam): Oblivious to the raging nationwide debate on homosexuality and same sex marriage, a lesbian couple in Assam is happily married for the past decade - and also accepted by the ....
- Gay sex is an elitist issue: Vayalar Ravi
New Delhi: Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi on Friday termed the controversy over decriminalisation of homosexuality as an "elitist issue", and said "the poor are no....
- Apex court seeks centre's stand on homosexuality
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought the respective stands of the union and the Delhi governments on a lawsuit challenging a Delhi High Court verdict legalizing consensual homosexuality in....
- Religious leaders urge govt against legalising gay sex
New Delhi: Maintaining that homosexuality is against nature and the "will of god", religious leaders today urged the government to take their views into consideration before taking any ....
- Armed forces not gay over ruling on homosexuality
New Delhi: India's armed forces have received the Delhi High Court's judgement decriminalising homosexuality with a resounding "no", with armed forces acts saying such behaviour....
- Allow same-sex marriages: Indian American lesbian scholar
Toronto: Welcoming the decriminalisation of homosexuality by the Delhi High Court, a known lesbian Indian American scholar says India should now follow Nepal and allow same-sex marriages.
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- Notices to union and Delhi governments on Section 377
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued notices to the union government, the Delhi government and the NGO Naz Foundation seeking their stand on a lawsuit challenging the July 2 verdict of the....
- Four gay couples tie the knot in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Enthused by the Delhi High Court verdict decriminalising gay sex, at least four gay couples in this city have performed wedding rituals at a prominent temple, declaring themselves a....
- Notices to union and Delhi governments on Section 377
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued notices to the union government, the Delhi government and the NGO Naz Foundation seeking their stand on a lawsuit challenging the July 2 verdict of the....
- Legalising gay sex: Verdict challenged in apex court
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court's verdict decriminalising homosexual sex, which has invited sharp reactions, has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The lawsuit was filed by advocate Sure....
- We are no longer criminals, say capital's eunuchs
New Delhi: "We are not criminals, never were," a member of the capital's abused and suppressed transgender community said as the group erupted in joy after hearing of the Delhi High....
- Supreme Court urged to review gay ruling
Lucknow: Students and teachers of Lucknow's City Montessori School (CMS) - the world's largest school in terms of enrolment - have appealed to the chief justice of India to review the D....
- Gays to take out celebration rally in Lucknow
Lucknow: Homosexuals in the Uttar Pradesh capital are planning to take out a rally to celebrate the Delhi High Court order de-criminalising gay sex, the organisers of the event said today.
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- Lalu Prasad against legalising gay sex
New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday said the Delhi High Court had done a "very dangerous thing" by de-criminalising homosexuality and he would raise the mat....
- Women's commission seeks debate on legalising gay sex
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) today called for a nationwide debate on the Delhi High Court's landmark ruling that decriminalised gay sex in the country.
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- Lalu against legalising gay sex, Sharad has no issues
New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad today said the Delhi High Court had done a "very dangerous thing" by decriminalising gay sex, though Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chi....
- India order on gays a transformational step: Canadian media
Toronto: The Canadian media has welcomed the decriminalization of homosexuality in India, calling it a transformational step for the entire third world.
In an editorial titled 'In....
- Victory for gays gets three cheers from Bollywood
Mumbai: Bollywood can't stop talking about the Delhi High Court's landmark judgement that has decriminalised gay sex. From Shatrughan Sinha to Sushmita Sen, all say the verdict was long....
- Manmohan Singh to take view on legalising gay sex
New Delhi: After the Delhi High Court's landmark verdict decriminalising gay sex, the matter is now in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's court - on whether to amend the archaic law dealin....
- Sex workers oppose legalisation of gay sex
New Delhi: While thousands of homosexuals across the country celebrate freedom from the criminal tag following the Delhi High Court verdict, a group representing sex workers today wrote a lette....
- 'Proud to be Indian and gay'
New Delhi: "Proud to be Indian and gay!" said a blogger as he rejoiced an Indian court's decision overturning an age-old law and decriminalising homosexuality. Another blogger calle....
- Gay sex ruling will help HIV/AIDS prevention in India
London: Amnesty International, the global human rights group, today welcomed the Delhi high court ruling decriminalising homosexuality and alleged the Victorian-era law that banned gay sex had ....
- Sikh clerics slam ruling on gay sex
Chandigarh: Strongly criticising a Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising homosexuality, Sikh clergy and religious leaders in Punjab today called the ruling a "black day" for mankin....
- Religious leaders criticise ruling on gay sex
New Delhi: Even as gay rights activists celebrated the Delhi High Court verdict today that gay sex was not a crime, religious leaders criticised the rulling as an attempt "to impose Western....
- Gay sex legal, says Delhi High Court
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today decriminalised gay sex by striking down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), quoting Jawaharlal Nehru to emphasise that the Constitution guaranteed ....
- Gay sex legalised in India, religious leaders protest
New Delhi: Gay sex today won legal sanction in India after the Delhi High Court passed a landmark ruling that was hailed by gay rights activists but denounced by religious leaders as an assault....
- Decriminalising gay sex welcome: AIDS control body
New Delhi: The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) today hailed the Delhi High Court judgment that decriminalises gay sex, saying it would help reach out to the community and prevent the ....
- Nepal gays hail Delhi High Court verdict
Kathmandu: Nepal's gay community today hailed the landmark ruling by the New Delhi High Court legalising sex between consenting adult homosexuals, calling it a "liberalisation from Brit....
- Kerala's Catholic church to oppose legalizing of gay sex
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Catholic Bishops Conference (KCBC) today said it will oppose legalization of gay sex after the Delhi High Court struck down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (....
- Health minister non-committal on backing homosexuals
New Delhi:Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday was non-committal on backing the gay community but emphasised the need for a broader "consensus" on the issue, even as his predecess....
- I brought homosexuality out of closet: Tarun
New Delhi: Talk about gays and their acceptability problems are no longer hush-hush with 'Queer Pride' rallies becoming an annual event in many Indian cities. And one-film old writer-di....
- Riot of colours at Delhi's second gay pride march
New Delhi: Some hid their faces behind rainbow coloured masks but others flaunted their sexuality unabashedly. The second edition of Delhi's gay pride march was a riot of colours, and had t....
- Govt not rushing to legalise homosexuality: Moily
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Law Minister M. Veerapa Moily today said the government will not rush to repeal the controversial section of the law that criminalises homosexuality, and "views fr....
- Gays hopeful about legalising homosexuality
New Delhi: There can be "no better news", said members of the capital's gay community, voicing happiness at reports that the government was planning to change an archaic law that cr....
- Orissa's gay rally for their pride
Bhubaneswar: Nearly 150 gays and lesbians form different parts of Orissa today "came out of closet" and participated in a rally here to press for their rights.
The rally named....
- An intelligent comment on gay relationships thru drama
New Delhi: The humour of the original play was intact, but without making the characters come across as effeminate, as in Hindi films. Theatre director Sameer Thakur's Indian take on Doric ....
- Delhi looks to celebrate gay pride again
New Delhi: The pride is back. After a successful and colourful gay pride march last year, the first of its kind to be held in Delhi, the capital is gearing up for the second edition of the even....
- Family pressure on us disgusting: Indian gays
New Delhi: Homosexuality is a criminal offence in India, but many gays believe that a change in the law will do no good to them unless society starts accepting them and stops putting pressure o....
- Hindu community upset over gay wedding rites
Durban: A Tamil priest who conducted South Africa's first known gay wedding by Hindu rites has gone underground as upset community leaders slammed the elaborate wedding of two young men, co....
- Gay sex doesn't cause body injury: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today said that gay sex does not cause bodily injury and pulled up senior BJP leader B P Singhal who pleaded for continuing with the penal provisions on criminal....
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