Tag: Gay

Transgender Bill passed in Rajya Sabha, receives criticism from Trans community

The Trans community has been protesting against this bill since it is formulated by cis gender people who do not understand the stigma associated with being a transgender.

November 27, 2019

It was painful: Martin on coming out as gay  

Singer Ricky Martin says he didn’t come out as gay until he was 38 in an effort to preserve his career. Martin visited “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” and opened up about his own personal struggles with coming out as gay, reports eonline.com. He said: “My friend, you have no idea how it took …

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January 18, 2018

India’s only on-record gay prince opens his palace doors for LGBT people

The people of the LGBT group have been living inside a shell since ages in India. While the country is battling with issues like crime against women, corruption, unemployment, it seems like fight for justice for the LGBT people has taken a back seat. Earlier this week, the LGBT group was gifted a ray of …

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January 11, 2018

SC to revisit gay sex verdict

In a significant move, the Supreme Court on Monday decided to reconsider its December 2013 judgment which had restored criminalisation of gay sex between consenting adults under a colonial British era legal ban on homosexuality. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices, A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said the apex court …

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January 9, 2018

Justin Trudeau delivers formal apology to LGBTQ Canadians

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has delivered a formal and historic apology in the House of Commons to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirit Canadians (LGBTQ2) oppressed and discriminated by past federal legislation, policies and practices. Speaking to a packed and emotional chamber, Trudeau said on Tuesday “it is our collective shame that Canadians …

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November 29, 2017

I am not a gay man: Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield said he is not homosexual but if he has an “awakening” later in life about his sexual orientation, the actor will be prepared to explore it. The 33-year-old actor will essay Prior Walter, a character who struggles between his Jewish faith and homosexuality in Tony Kushner's play “Angels in America”. “As far as …

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July 6, 2017

White House declines to recognise LGBT Pride Month

President Donald Trump's White House has broken a precedent by not recognising June as the LGBT Pride Month, the media reported. The decision marks an end to two of his predecessors' tradition of officially recognising the month, CNN reported on Friday.  Former President Bill Clinton first recognised it in 1999 in commemoration of the Stonewall …

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July 1, 2017

New York celebrates annual Gay Pride Parade

Tens of thousands of people with rainbow banners, posters and fancy costumes, marched in the gay pride parade here. New York city that has raised awareness for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community for now 48 years. Grand marshals for the NYC Pride 2017 include the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its …

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June 26, 2017

Anil Kapoor proud that Ireland chose Indian origin leader

Veteran actor Anil Kapoor says he is proud of Leo Varadkar, who is the first Irish Prime Minister having an Indian heritage. Anil on Friday took to Twitter to the progressive outlook in Ireland in appointing Varadkar as the youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister in the majority-Catholic country on Wednesday. "The first Irish …

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June 16, 2017

The complete makeover

Based in Bangalore, Alex Mathew is a 27-year-old content writer at a media firm, and works for a human rights and youth leadership NGO – the Solidarity Foundation. Dubbed India’s most eminent drag artist, Mathew sings, dances, and acts on stage as a beautiful Malayali woman, Mayamma, or Maya – the Drag Queen, and is, …

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June 3, 2017

Indonesian men sentenced to caning for gay sex

A sharia court on Wednesday sentenced two men to be publicly caned for gay sex for the first time in Indonesia's conservative province of Aceh, the latest sign of a backlash against homosexuals in the Muslim-majority country. The pair, aged 20 and 23, were sentenced to 85 strokes of the cane each after being found guilty …

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May 17, 2017

Matt Bomer’s family ignored him after he came out as gay

Actor Matt Bomer says telling his parents about his sexuality was difficult and the experience caused him to fight for his family. The 39-year-old actor, who has been married to his husband Simon Hall since 2011, says he wrote his parents a letter explaining his sexuality and received “radio silence” from them for half a …

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May 4, 2017

Taiwan court hears landmark same-sex marriage case

A panel of judges at Taiwan's top court began hearing a landmark case on Friday that could make the island the first in Asia to introduce same-sex marriage. The case has been brought by a gay activist as well as municipal authorities from the capital, Taipei, the BBC reported. Taiwan's parliament has also been debating …

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March 24, 2017

My wife thought I was gay: Michael Buble

Singer Michael Buble’s wife thought he was gay when they first met. The Haven’t met you yet hitmaker shared that his spouse Luisana Lopilato was convinced he wanted to hit on her male friend rather than her, reports femalefirst.co.uk. “She walked in this room with a man, and the man was so good looking that he …

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November 2, 2016