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Change.org Removes Homophobic Petition Seeking Criminalisation of Homosexuality In India

January 8, 2014

A homophobic petition that was floated on change.org, an online petition platform, has finally been taken down by the website after members of the LGBT comm... Read More...

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Section 377: New Petition Seeks Dismissal of Centre’s Review Petition in the Supreme Court

January 7, 2014

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court for dismissal of Centre's plea seeking review of its judgement on making gay sex an offence in the country. Set... Read More...

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Hyderabad carnival for gays and lesbians

A Carnival In Hyderabad To Spread Awareness On Queer Issues

January 6, 2014

After a row of protests, social media outbursts and many more activities of uproar from the LGBT community post the Supreme Court Judgment which recriminalized ... Read More...

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Statements Against Sec 377 Verdict Unwanted: SC

January 5, 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday has spoken back against ministers who openly showed opposition to its verdict that re-criminalises homosexuality. Media reports qu... Read More...

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Christian Groups Plan Rally Against Homosexuality In Chennai

January 4, 2014

While events are being organized all over India against the Supreme Court judgment on Section 377, recently, a peculiar event is being planned in Chennai. A r... Read More...

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THE HINDU Retracts Homophobic Article From Website

January 2, 2014

India’s leading English newspaper The Hindu was forced to retract a homophobic article from its website. On December 22, 2013, it had published an article tit... Read More...

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Punish Homosexuals poster by islamic party

Muslim Political Party Plasters Madurai With Posters Seeking Death Penalty For Homosexuals

December 29, 2013

Soon after the Section 377 verdict of Supreme Court, the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu had homophobic posters all over that seek death penalty for homosexuals. ... Read More...

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Former PM H. D. Deve Gowda Comes Out In Support Of Repealing Sec 377

December 29, 2013

Former Indian Prime Minister and leader of Janta Dal (Secular) Mr. H.D. Deve Gowda has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcoming the review... Read More...

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Naz Foundation Files Review Petition Against Supreme Court Judgment On Section 377

December 24, 2013

The Naz Foundation (India) Trust, the original petitioner in the constitutional challenge to Section 377, IPC, has filed a petition seeking review of the judg... Read More...

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Alan Turing, Father of Modern Computing, Granted Royal Pardon Over Conviction For Homosexuality

December 24, 2013

Alan Turing British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing was granted a posthumous royal pardon by the Queen today on Christmas Eve. Turing was con... Read More...

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Justice AP Shah Calls SC Judgment “Unfortunate”, Stands By Queer Community

December 23, 2013

Justice AP Shah The former chief justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice AP Shah, spoke out in an interview to the Indian Express on Sunday, calling the Su... Read More...

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Ugandan Parliament Passes Draconian Anti-Gay Law

December 22, 2013

David Bahati, a politician and Member of Parliament of Uganda, who introduced the "Kill The Gays Bill" for the first time in October 2009 Uganda, a small ... Read More...

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