Supreme Court To Start Hearing Section 377 Case from July 10th
A five judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court will start hearing the case from Tuesday July 10th.
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How and Why Chennai Rainbow Pride This Year Was Also a Political Protest Against the Majoritarian Policies of the State
This year’s Pride parade in Chennai was more politically charged than the previous ones. The larger political scenario in the state and the country was one of the primary reasons for the increased vocal assertion. There were slogans and placards against the raising right-wing politics and Hindutva, Hindi imposition and cultural erasure.
How Queer Spaces Can be Transphobic – An Open Letter by a Transman Who Felt Violated At an IDAHOBiT Event
It comes as a shock when I see that an organisation working on LGBTIQ issues in their invite to mark an IDAHOBiT day emphasizes on legal gender document for trans people
This IDAHOT, Campaign Against Psychiatrists Offering “Gay Cures” Launched
The objective of the exercise is to visibilize transphobia and homophobia within the mental health community through an online social media campaign
In Mumbai, Congress leader Priya Dutt Asks the LGBT Community to Stand Up for Their Rights and Against Growing Intolerance
Priya Dutt, former Member of Parliament and Congress leader asked the LGBT community to stand up for their rights in “the increasingly difficult and intolera... Read More...
Harmless Hugs’ Response on the ‘Ek Madhav Baug’ Controversy
Dhanak - JNU's queer group- had written a post on why Ek Madhav Baug didn't happen in JNU. In response, Harmless Hugs, the group that had worked towards bring... Read More...
Why Ek Madhav Baug Didn’t Happen in Delhi’s JNU
The play Ek Madhav Baug was supposed to happen in JNU on Aug 30th, but the venue was changed a day before because of differences between Dhanak, JNU's queer s... Read More...
Acclaimed play Ek Madhav Baug comes to Delhi
"Ek Madhav Baug", a play about the journey of a mother as she understands what her gay son went through and accepts him for who he is, is finally coming to ... Read More...
Gay Love Story from Greek Mythology to come alive in Dance Drama in Mumbai
The Humsafar Trust(HST) is India’s oldest registered organization that works on the rights and health of the LGBT (Lesbian , Gay Bisexual and Transgender) Com... Read More...
Second Edition of Indian LGBT Youth Leadership Summit to be hosted by Godrej in Mumbai
Participants and Volunteers at the 1st LGBT Leadership summit
The second edition of the Indian LGBT Youth Leadership Summit will be organized in Mumbai over t... Read More...
BJP’s Mumbai Chief says Party Against Misuse of Sec 377, Will Raise Issue in Parliament
Pic Courtesy: Yaariyan Group
Ashish Shelar, BJP’s Mumbai Chief has said that his party is against the misuse of Section 377 against the gay community. "Crimin... Read More...
धारा ३७७ विरुद्ध सार्वजनिक याचिका
"धारा ३७७ का विरोध"। तस्वीर: बृजेश सुकुमारन।
मुंबई में एक हमसफ़र ट्रस्ट नामक संस्था है जो पिछले २५ सालों से समलैंगिक अधिकारों की वकालत कर रही है। जून २०१४ में ... Read More...