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Man who killed his male partner for refusing to switch roles, sentenced to 7 years prison by Court

August 7, 2015

A man was sentenced to seven years in prison by a Delhi court on Friday for killing his male friend with a stone after the partner refused to switch roles d... Read More...

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In AAP’s Delhi, Women “Irrespective Of Sexual Orientation” May Soon Be Treated Equal Before Law

August 6, 2015

Still from film PURPLE SKIES - Voices of Indian lesbians, bisexuals & transmen The Aam Aadmi Party government has invited consultations on a new draft w... Read More...

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Gay Porn websites among the list of 857 blocked sites

August 3, 2015

What was being feared initially has been confirmed now. It was the Govt of India that ordered banning of porn websites in India. But what was not known initia... Read More...

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Internet Users Report Banning of Porn Sites

August 2, 2015

Many internet users are reporting that some of the popular porn sites are no longer accessible, with ISPs displaying either a blank page, or a message that ... Read More...

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Tripura Govt announces Pension Scheme for Transgender People and AIDS Patients

July 31, 2015

Transgender people in the state of Tripura will be getting a monthly pension of Rs 500, the state government announced on 28th July. In the weekly meeting of... Read More...

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Govt worried that Transgender Rights might lead to legalisation of homosexuality

July 22, 2015

The private bill on transgender rights that was passed by Rajya Sabha, and hailed by everyone as a step in the right direction, has the NDA government worried... Read More...

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Coming Soon: Delhi’s 1st LGBT Flash mob

July 17, 2015

Harmless Hugs, a queer collective in Delhi, is organising the first ever LGBT Flash mob in the heart of Delhi.Yes! You heard it right! Delhi will be experienci... Read More...

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Anthology on Rituparno Ghosh and his works slated for an early-December release

July 17, 2015

The anthology Rituparno Ghosh: Cinema Gender Art edited by Sangeeta Datta, Kaustav Bakshi and Rohit Dasgupta, to be published by Routledge (South Asian Hist... Read More...

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Over 70000 Transgender people in Rural India, reveals latest Census

July 7, 2015

According to the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011, there are more than 70,000 transgender people in rural India, with Uttar Pradesh having the highest nu... Read More...

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Xukia launches Assam’s first multi-lingual LGBTQI publication

July 4, 2015

The launch issue of The Forbidden: Ek Xukia Dristanto Xukia, a collective and network consisting of queer and feminist individuals in Assam, has launched the ... Read More...

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Pune and Bangalore to observe 6th Indian Coming Out Day this July 2nd

July 1, 2015

MIST, a Bangalore based LGBT collective is organising the 6th Indian Coming Out Day in Bangalore and Pune on 2nd July, between 9am to 10 am. The event will ... Read More...

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Govt may provide free sex-change operations to transgender people

July 1, 2015

According to a report in The Times of India, Indian Govt. is considering a proposal of helping transgender people with gender-transition services by either p... Read More...

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