The Private Member's Bill of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to amend Section 377 that was introduced in Lok Sabha failed to move ahead, with 71 MPs voting against... Read More...
The Private Member's Bill of Shashi Tharoor to amend Sec 377 and de-criminalise consensual adult sexual relations will be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Dec 18
Then I saw him, for the first time, in the flesh. I recognised the handsome face and as he drew closer, I recognised the blue denims worn with a white linen shirt.
It is your responsibility as the Prime Minister to lessen popular prejudice, allow for free expression of ideas and repeal criminal laws which hamper and impede the right to free expression of millions of LGBT Indians.
Delhi Queer pride 2015 went beyond just seeking removal of Sec 377, or demands for decriminalisation of homosexuality. Pride this year was all about intersectionality and solidarity.
Shashi Tharoor declared his support for Delhi Queer Pride and said he will be introducing a private member's bill in Parliament for removal of Section 377.
Queer people cannot be free in a world where people of various hues are shackled, not just because a common oppressor – overarching patriarchy – attacks us all, but also because many of us straddle multiple identities – we’re Dalit and queer, Muslim and queer, Tribal and queer, Disabled and queer.
Speaking at Times LitFest in New Delhi, Arun Jaitley said, "Supreme Court's 2014 verdict banning gay sex is not in accordance with evolving legal jurisprudence and court needs to reconsider it."
The Bengaluru Pride & Karnataka Queer Habba was a lively musical affair, with drum beats and chanting. The Pride March was the culmination of month long events such as theatre, poster making, awareness of issues particular to the communit.
Government intervention in the judiciary could prevent someone from the LGBT community to become a judge, Supreme Court Justice MB Lokur has said. Justice Lok... Read More...