Opinion: Elections 2014 – What It Means For LGBT Rights
BJP president Rajnath Singh with Narendra Modi
The election results are out and the worst fears of some of us have come true. If the thought of a BJ... Read More...
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Anti-Gay Modi Stickers Ask People To Choose Between Cow Protection And Gay Protection
New car stickers taken out by a group called Namocars asks people to vote for Narendra Modi, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, with the question, “Kisey Chun... Read More...
The Silver Lining In Supreme Court’s Dec ’13 Verdict
Justic G S Singhvi
Four months have passed since the Supreme Court of this country criminalized same-sex sexual relations in this country again. For the highe... Read More...
Queer Rights And Aam Aadmi Party: The Way Forward
PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore
My interaction with the Aam Aadmi Party began soon after its formation late in 2012. My appreciation of the party, however, came gr... Read More...
Queer And Political Survey Shows LGBT Community Supports Congress, AAP
A survey amongst members of the LGBT community in India shows that the majority would side with either the Congress or the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the ensuin... Read More...
Trans Person To Take On Modi In Varanasi
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...
CPI(M) Speaks In Favour Of Gay Rights In Election Manifesto For 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...
I AM POLITICAL: Why Director Onir Joined AAP
Noted film maker Onir decided to take the political plunge last week, creating much ripples in the queer pool. Announcing his plans of joining the Aam Aadmi Pa... Read More...
RSS Reiterates It Will Oppose Gay Rights In India
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...
Senior BJP Leader Arun Jaitley Admits Supreme Court Judgment On Section 377 Wrong
Arun Jaitley
Senior BJP Leader Arun Jaitley has said that he does not think homosexuality is criminal. In an interaction with students of the Delhi ... Read More...
Wendell Rodricks, Openly Gay Fashion Designer, Awarded Padma Shri
Wendell Rodricks
Queer fashion designer and rights activist Wendell Rodricks was honoured with the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour. Upon re... Read More...
Miscarriage of Inclusivity
(Photo by: The NLS Darkroom Diaries)
Since the shameful verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) on 11.12.13, upholding the constitutional validity of Section 377, t... Read More...