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Added on: 04/09/2019

LGBT activist Harish Iyer joins Congress, says queer people need to get into politics

04/09/2019

LGBT activist Harish Iyer on Tuesday announced he is joining the Congress party. “I have officially joined the Congress and look forward to working with the Mumbai…

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Added on: 04/04/2019

As India election nears, officials urge trans Indians to vote

04/02/2019

India is seeking to increase participation by its transgender citizens in the elections that are scheduled to begin April 11. Although hijra, trans, and other non-binary people…

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Added on: 03/30/2019

CPI-M releases manifesto, calls for anti-discriminatory bill

03/29/2019

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) released its manifesto in New Delhi on March 28 calling for a comprehensive anti-discriminatory bill covering the LGBTQIA+ community of…

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Added on: 03/20/2019

#GoodNews: India’s First LGBT Theatre Group Launched in Kerala

03/18/2019

At the back of the temporary stage built on Queer Pride day, Prijith stands looking tense. He looks preoccupied even as he describes to journalists the new…

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Added on: 03/14/2019

This transgender woman is running for a seat in India’s national parliament

03/13/2019

India’s commercial hub, Mumbai has its first-ever transgender candidate for upcoming parliament elections. Sneha Kale announced she would contest the north-central constituency as an independent candidate this…

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Added on: 03/09/2019

LGBT in India: What it’s like six months after gay sex was decriminalised

03/06/2019

Up until six months ago, 20-year-old Tish felt like a criminal. He faced long-term prison time in India because he was an out and proud gay man,…

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Added on: 03/07/2019

A Literature Festival in Lucknow by the LGBTQIA Community

03/05/2019

Despite the low turnout at the Awadh Queer Literature festival, the organisers’ enthusiasm was on an all-time high. In a first, such a festival was organised in…

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Added on: 02/28/2019

Colour & confidence: Marching with queer pride

02/25/2019

Even as the Supreme Court struck down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in a landmark judgement in September last year, the queer community’s fight for…

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Added on: 02/21/2019

LGBTQIA Members Walk for Pulwama Martyrs

02/19/2019

I’m gay, that’s okay. I’m trans, that’s okay, I’m straight, that’s okay’…these slogans were chanted at the fourth edition of Nagpur Pride organised at Samvidhan Chowk on…

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Added on: 02/20/2019

Gujarat Govt Establishes Transgender Welfare Board; Housing, Education & Other Issues To Be Taken Care Of

02/19/2019

A Transgender Welfare Board has been established by the Gujarat government, which has been constituted by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. The community’s housing, education,…

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Added on: 02/13/2019

Small, Rural Businesses are Far Behind India’s Corporate Giants in Welcoming LGBTI People

2/12/2019

Following India’s September move to scrap a colonial-era ban on gay sex, more and more corporations are opening their doors to LGBT+ people and ushering in policies…

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Added on: 02/12/2019

Stage set for Queer Pride

02/11/2019

Nritya Forum for Performing Arts came alive on Sunday with the performance of members and allies of the LGBTQ plus communites at Queer Carnival. Organised by the…

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Added on: 02/12/2019

‘One can be queer and religious too’

02/10/2019

Stressing that being religious and queer does not have to be mutually exclusive, Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender (LGBT) activists said that homosexuality was more of a lifestyle…

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Added on: 02/08/2019

India takes ‘big step’ in AIDS fight with gay sex ruling – Global Fund chief

02/07/2019

No longer shamed as criminals, millions of LGBT+ people in India will be less at risk from HIV/AIDS following the legalisation of gay sex, the head of…

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Added on: 02/07/2019

Mumbai Hosts First Same Sex Wedding Party After SC Verdict

02/05/2019

For Vinodh Philip, there couldn’t be a better tribute than his wedding reception to the city that embraced him and saw him through his toughest turmoil. Nearly…

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Added on: 02/06/2019

LGBTI Community Reaches Out to the Poor with Medicine Bank

02/05/2019

Bebo Kinnar, a transgender from Jamshedpur, grew up as a subject of ridicule and discrimination. But today, her initiative – Dava Daan Jeevan Daan – started in…

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Added on: 02/05/2019

India’s doctors: from ‘conversion’ to conversation on LGBT+ issues

02/04/2019

It started with a homophobic post on social media. Dr. Prasad Raj Dandekar, a radiation oncologist based in Mumbai, was scrolling through his Facebook feed one evening…

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Added on: 02/04/2019

Pride Parade 2019: Mumbaikars celebrate decriminalisation of homosexuality with love, liberty & fervour

02/02/2019

The commercial capital of the country celebrated its first Pride Parade after the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality in September last year on Saturday. Hundreds of people were…

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Added on: 02/02/2019

Film on lesbian romance hailed for pushing boundaries.

02/01/2019

A Bollywood movie about a family accepting their daughter is a lesbian was hailed on Friday (Feb 1) for pushing the boundaries of cinema in socially conservative…

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Added on: 01/28/2019

Chandigarh demands right to be different

01/27/2019

The fate of LGBT community of Chandigarh swiveled into a different alley when Dhananjay Chauhan, a transgender student, led the campaign on Panjab University campus for a…

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Added on: 01/25/2019

Indian transgender politician Apsara Reddy: ‘I want to be looked upon as an equal’

01/22/2019

Apsara Reddy this month became the first transgender person to be appointed as general secretary of the Mahila Congress, the party’s women’s wing. Before plunging into politics,…

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Added on: 01/21/2019

Court Decisions on LGBT Rights Echo ‘A Wild Wish’

01/17/2019

More than two centuries ago Mary Wollstonecraft laid the foundations for feminist thought with a simple premise: lack of equal opportunity diminished individual self-worth and hobbled social…

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Added on: 01/19/2019

Indian trailblazers #RideWithPride after gay sex ban lifted

01/18/2019

Bollywood makes a lesbian rom-com, a transgender woman bags a key opposition party post and judges green light same-sex couples living together – just some of the…

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Added on: 01/15/2019

Countries that allow gay people to serve in army

01/12/2019

Months after Supreme Court decriminalised consensual gay sex between adults, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat has reignited the debate around gay rights by insisting that homosexuality is…

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Added on: 01/13/2019

Indian army chief draws flak over ‘no gay sex’ remarks

01/11/2019

India’s army chief drew flak on Friday for saying gay sex would not be tolerated among soldiers, months after the country scrapped a colonial-era ban on same-sex…

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Added on: 01/11/2019

How stigma prevents Delhi’s gay men from getting tested for HIV

01/11/2019

When the news broke that India’s Supreme Court had struck down a colonial-era law making gay sex illegal, the reaction in Delhi was jubilant, with public celebrations erupting across the capital. Fast…

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Added on: 01/10/2019

Pushed to Fringes of Indian Society, Delhi’s Trans Women Face Constant HIV Threat

01/07/2019

Boby has lost track of the precise number of times she has been gang-raped. She thinks it is between eight and 10. “Every time it has been…

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Added on: 01/08/2019

Trans Indians ramp up protests against ‘discriminatory’ bill

01/07/2019

Transgender Indians and their allies have been urgently rallying against a transgender bill. They want the bill to be overhauled before it is considered by the upper…

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Added on: 01/04/2019

Indian lesbian ‘held captive’ by husband wins right to live with partner

01/03/2019

A lesbian from India who was allegedly held against her will by her husband and parents has won the right to live with her girlfriend. The High Court…

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Added on: 01/02/2019

Why legalising gay sex in India is not a Western idea

12/31/2018

The decriminalisation of gay sex was arguably the biggest news story of 2018 in India. So, it wasn’t surprising when it became a hotly debated topic at…