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NAZ Foundation Files Curative Petition In Supreme Court Against Sec 377 Verdict

April 1, 2014

Naz foundation on Monday filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court asking it to correct its December 11 verdict which upheld Section 377 of the IPC that ... Read More...

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Trans Person To Take On Modi In Varanasi

March 31, 2014

The blockbuster fight in Varanasi just got queer on Monday with trans-person Kamla filing her nomination to fight from the constituency that is seeing a pitch... Read More...

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Gay Rights Activist Harish Iyer Joins AAP, Willing To Contest Elections

March 30, 2014

The gay community in India seem to be warming up to Aam Aadmi Party, with Harish Iyer being the latest gay activist to join the party. Earlier Onir, who is th... Read More...

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Congress And AAP Make Strong Queer Pitch, Promise Decriminalisation Of Homosexuality In Manifesto

March 26, 2014

Congress, AAP manifesto talks about decriminalising homosexuality in India Major political parties have made a strong pitch for gender and sexuality j... Read More...

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Gay Rights Activist Helps Nab Child Abuser

March 22, 2014

Mumbai police has finally been able to trace the whereabouts of a man who boasted of having sex with a teenage boy on Facebook and will soon be arresting him. ... Read More...

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The 1st Rainbow In Imphal’s Sky

March 22, 2014

(Photo by: Kaushik Gupta) Following the 1st gay pride walk in Guwahati in February this year, Imphal on 15th March hosted its 1st ever pride walk, resulting i... Read More...

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CPI(M) Speaks In Favour Of Gay Rights In Election Manifesto For 2014

March 21, 2014

Always known for their liberal viewpoints and neo-classical approach Communist Party of India (Marxist) came out in favour of scrapping Section 377 from India... Read More...

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New Study Suggests Homophobia Costing India $31 Billion Annually

March 16, 2014

UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Dr Luiz Loures (third from right) was among the invited special guests and panellists together with Ms Tracy Robinson, Commiss... Read More...

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Government Committee Recommends Transgender Be Declared as ‘Third Gender’

March 15, 2014

A government-appointed committee has recommended that transgenders be declared the third gender and the government draft laws that protect transgender people ... Read More...

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Queer Parents And Relatives Meet Held By Delhi University Students Group

March 11, 2014

The “Queer Parents and Relatives Meet” organised by DU Queer Collective, Delhi was held at the Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi on Sunday 9th March, 2013. The me... Read More...

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Gay Men Attacked In A Bar in Bangalore

March 9, 2014

Three gay men were attacked in Bangalore in the Ching Lung Bar, a popular bar with gay men in the city. The incident happened on March 6th at around 8:30 pm... Read More...

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RSS Reiterates It Will Oppose Gay Rights In India

March 8, 2014

RSS supporters carrying out a rally Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological body of BJP that often dictates policy matters for the party, has reite... Read More...

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