The Tumhari Sulu actor shared a picture of the legend on her official Instagram handle
November 4, 2019If an officer faces charges of homosexuality, he might not be tried under Section 46 of the Army Act, but under section 45 for 'behaving in a manner unbecoming of his position and character expected of him'.
November 1, 2019Homosexuality still remains a subject of conflict, says director Garin Nugroho.
November 15, 2018There is a celebration in the air. The Supreme Court of India has just finished its hearing on whether Section 377, an archaic Victorian-era law which criminalises sexual activities “against the order of nature”, should be done away with once and for all. The queer community in India achieved a victory after decades of activism …
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September 23, 2018The Supreme Court judgments striking down Section 377 of the IPC go further than comparable jurisprudence in the UK and the USA, writes Senthorun Raj.
September 13, 2018According to a study by the World Bank, discrimination against LGBTQ people in India could be costing our economy 32 billion dollars a year!
September 12, 2018"The worst thing in Indian society is that people are forced into loveless marriages, which ruins not just one life but also the lives of spouse and children because they live their entire life with those they are not attracted to," the 47-year-old maintained.
September 7, 2018Five-judge Constitution Bench decriminalises Section 377 of IPC with regard to consensual gay sex, says it was "irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary", violated fundamental rights to equality, life with dignity, personal liberty, non-discrimination, privacy and expression under Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of the Constitution
September 6, 2018A five-judge bench of the apex court decriminalised part of Section 377, which criminalised consensual unnatural sex, saying it violated the rights to equality.
September 6, 2018'The UN in India sincerely hopes that the court's ruling will be the first step towards guaranteeing the full range of fundamental rights to the LGBTIQ persons'
September 6, 2018Sexual orientation is natural. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is violation of freedom of speech and expression.
September 6, 2018A five-judge Constitution bench termed the part of Section 377 of the IPC, which crimiminalised homosexuality, irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary.
September 6, 2018Make way for progressive realization of social and economic rights and to begin a dialogue for ensuring individual rights reports, have to bid adieu to perception stereotypes: Dipak Misra
September 6, 2018On July 17, the apex court had concluded hearing the arguments on the contentious issue after detailed hearing, which had commenced on July 10.
September 6, 2018Growing up in the cultural juxtaposition of British Asian communities in London, little did I know that the colonial “Raj-era hangover” law which criminalises homosexuality in India could alter my chances of future happiness. Since last week, the rights of LGBTI citizens and question of whether Section 377 is unconstitutional is now being revisited by …
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July 19, 2018The Supreme Court on 10 July started hearing a bunch of petitions challenging Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Having rejected the Centre’s plea seeking postponement of the proceedings, the court will re-consider and examine the constitutional validity of Section 377, which criminalises any sexual activity that is "against the law of nature".
July 10, 2018On Monday, the apex court rejected the government's plea to defer it.
July 10, 2018