17% Rise in Section 377 Cases in A Year, 1347 Cases Filed in 2015
There was a sharp 17% increase in Section 377 related cases in India in 2015. A total of 1347 FIRs were filed under "Unnatural Offences" in 2015 as against 1148 in 2014
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The Tough Work of Sexuality
We have to address the binary construction of dominant heterosexuality with all its institutions and the ways it has inscribed itself in our psyches. There is a bigger Law at play and that is the law of the psyche.
Govt. Suspends Lawyers Collective’s License for 6 Months Alleging Violation of FCRA Rules
The Home Ministry has asked it to submit its reply within 30 days for violations of various provisions of FCRA, after which the registration of Lawyers Collective may be cancelled too
Watch: 7th Episode of Web Series ‘All About Section 377’ (The Best So Far)
The 7th episode of the web series All About Section 377 is about love and heartbreak, and is also the most emotional one till now
Watch: 6th Episode of Web Series ‘All About Section 377’
The 6th episode of queer web-series All About Section 377 is available now.
Watch: 5th Episode of Web Series ‘All About Section 377’
In this episode, Rohit can't stand his boyfriend Siddhartha's ex-girlfriend from college days. Suresh, the homophobic cousin of Rohit, comes to his defense when someone start making fun of him. Rohit too gives a piece of his mind to the commentators.
Bangladesh LGBTIQs detained, released
4 members of the LGBTQI community of Bangladesh were detained by the police after their participation in Pohela Boishakh, a Bengali New Year festival celebration.
Watch: Second Episode of Web-Series ‘All About Section 377’
Second episode of the web-series 'All About Section 377' is now available online
Indian LGBT film ‘Breaking Free’ wins National Award for Best Editing
Breaking Free that highlights the impact and implications of Sec 377 on the LGBT community won the National Award for Best Editing at the 63rd National Awards
“Homosexuality Not Crime Unless Affects Others”: RSS
RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale. Photo: Thinaboomi.com
The Joint General Secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Dattatreya Hosabale's reply to a q... Read More...
What to expect at Gaylaxy’s Event ‘Voices From the Margins’
The fight for equality and LGBT rights in India has rallied around the demands to decriminalise homosexuality by removal/repeal of IPC Section 377. From a leg... Read More...
“अलीगढ़”: विलक्षण और साहसी
श्रीणिवास रामचन्द्र सिरास अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम विश्वविद्यालय में मराठी के प्राध्यापक, और आधुनिक भारतीय भाषा विभाग के अध्यक्ष थे। "अलीगढ़" (हिंदी, २६ फरवरी २०१६ को प्रदर... Read More...