Govt of India Twitter Handle Shares Video with Gay App Grindr’s Chat Interface and Asking to “Eat A Rainbow”, Deletes it Later
The video that was shared on twitter shows two users chatting, in what looks very similar to the chat interface of Grindr
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CBI Files FIR Against Anand Grover and Lawyers Collective For ‘Alleged’ FCRA Violations,
CBI has filed an FIR against noted lawyer Anand Grover and the NGO Lawyers Collective, alleging violation of FCRA (Foreign Contributions Registration Act) regu... Read More...
Transgender Rights Bill and Surrogacy Bill Lapse as Rajya Sabha adjourns Sine Die
With Rajya Sabha being adjourned sine die, and the last Parliament Session of the 16th Lok Sabha coming to an end, many of the bad Bills that the Modi Govt. pa... Read More...
Cabinet Approves Changes to Transgender Rights Bill, But No Reservations for Transgender Community
The modified bill now defines as Transgender Bill as “whose gender does not match with the gender assigned at birth and includes trans-men, trans-women, gender-queers, and other sociocultural identities.”
Opinion: Section 377 and Modi Government’s Poker Face – Court Should Call the Government’s Bluff
Without saying so, the government is trying to portray Section 377 as an issue unrelated to the rights of LGBTQ citizens, as if 377 had nothing to do with the their lives.
Government Refuses to Take a Stand on 377, Tells Supreme Court It Will Let The Courts Decide
Central Government submitted its response before the Supreme Court and stated that it will let the court decide the matter and abide by its decision.
Day 1: Summary of Proceedings in Section 377 Case
A five-judge constitutional bench, comprising of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice RF Nariman, Justice Khanwilkar, Justice DY. Chandrachud & Justice Indu M... Read More...
Modi Government May Oppose Scrapping of Section 377, Reports NDTV
NDTV reported that the Attorney General has indicated that the government is likely to ask the SC to keep Section 377.
Did Indian Govt Stall Granting of Visa to Transgender Judge From US Because She was to Speak on LGBT rights?
A transgender American judge, who was to visit India on the invitation of the US Embassy as an expert on LGBT law and policy, and interact with local LGBT and human rights activists, NGOs, lawyers and judges, was denied visa by the Indian government.
Old Video of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath Welcoming Supreme Court Verdict Recriminalising Homosexuality and Calling it Unnatural and ‘Ghatiya’ Goes Viral
A 2013 video of newly sworn in Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, where he welcomes the Supreme Court verdict reinstating Section 377, has gone viral over social media.
Engaging, Not Bashing, the Govt is the Way Forward for Queer Rights
Now that the BJP is in power, queer community needs to actively engage with it ... Read More...
Night out by Girls against Indian Culture, says Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma
Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma
Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma is out to define and codify Indian Culture. According to a report in The Telegraph... Read More...