Shashi Tharoor’s Bill to Amend Section 377 to be Tabled in Parliament on Dec 18
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
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Will Introduce Private Member’s Bill to Scrap 377, says Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
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.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Bats for Decriminalisation of Homosexuality
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."
Intolerance Through The Lens of Homophobia
Intolerance has always been around. Homosexuals have lived with it for a very long time. Nobody is interested in removing the real/perceived intolerance. Everybody seems to be more worried about branding!
The Ugly Truth About Gay-Cure Therapies
A young gay man narrates his painful experience with Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)
RTI Reveals Gay Gujarati Movie the Only One to be Denied Tax Exemption by Gujarat Govt Based on Content
Meghdhanushya, a Gujarati movie based on the life of gay prince Manavendra Singh Gohil, is the only movie till date that has been denied tax exemption by the state Government because of its subject matter
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...
Present Govt. Will Not Appoint a Gay Judge : Supreme Court
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...
The Clandestine Identity of LGBT Kashmiris
Photo: Prasenjit Chaudhary/QGraphy
LGBT community of Kashmir continues to remain hidden and living an invisible life. Speculation as to why this population is... Read More...
What About My Meat?
The past few weeks have seen banning of not only beef in Mumbai, but also the ban of meat in states such as Gujarat, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh. The meat ban i... Read More...
A ‘Queer’ Argument of ‘Karma’
Having been born in a middle class upper-caste Hindu family, I have grown up hearing the word “Karma” very frequently at many occasions and contexts. It was s... Read More...