Gay Rights
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HC asks police to shift LGBTQ couple to safe house, provide security
India | Jul 23, 2021, 02:25 PM ISTJustice Mukta Gupta directed the SHO of Mayur Vihar Phase-I police station to ensure that the couple be taken from the office of an NGO, where they are currently residing, and lodged at the ‘safe house’.
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Section 377 review: Subramanian Swamy says he's fine with LGBTQ community as long as they do what they do in private
India | Jan 08, 2018, 04:04 PM ISTThe apex court on Monday directed the review of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which bans any kind of sex not between a man and a woman.
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Amid shouts of 'shame,' House GOP defeats gay rights measure
World | May 20, 2016, 06:54 AM ISTWashington: Democrats shouted "Shame! Shame!," but seven Republicans have switched their votes under pressure from House leaders and defeated a measure to protect gay rights. The final vote was 213-212 after the chaos on the
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Boxer Manny Pacquiao defends anti-gay comments
Other Sports | Feb 20, 2016, 06:08 PM ISTManila: Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao on Friday stood by his anti-gay stance which has kicked up a lot of controversy, asserting that his comments are endorsed by the Bible.The former world champion had said
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SC ready for relook at Sec 377, refers petition to five-judge bench
India | Feb 02, 2016, 04:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to reconsider its earlier decision criminalising homosexuality and referred the curative petition filed by activists in this regard to a Constitution bench of five judges.Three senior most judges
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Lawsuit challenges US governor's religious objections order
World | Jul 01, 2015, 11:10 AM ISTBaton Rouge : Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's executive order that aims to give special protections to people who oppose same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and should be thrown out, gay rights advocates argue in a lawsuit
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Gay rights a non-issue for Asian leaders at Sochi
Other Sports | Feb 07, 2014, 04:38 PM ISTTokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Chinese counterpart appear not to be bothered by the international ruckus over Russia's law restricting gay rights. Unlike President Barack Obama, who pointedly declined to attend the
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Russian deputy PM on gay rights: Leave kids alone
Other Sports | Feb 06, 2014, 02:34 PM ISTSochi, Russia: Russia's deputy prime minister has confirmed the Kremlin's view on gay rights in Sochi, asking athletes to "leave the kids alone." Dmitry Kozak told a news conference Thursday that Russian organizers will not
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Kolkata man changes sex to marry his male partner
India | Dec 27, 2013, 08:48 AM ISTKolkata: A 23 year old man from Kolkata underwent a sex change operation at a private hospital here earlier this week so that no law can stop him from being with his love.The man is
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Gay rights: Sonia supports, Deoband opposes, Centre may bring ordinance to legalise gay sex
India | Dec 12, 2013, 07:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre is seriously considering bringing an ordinance to legalise gay sex rights, as a large section of public opinion has raised its pitch against the Supreme Court verdict holding gay sex as
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Gay rights: The struggle through the years in India
India | Dec 11, 2013, 03:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Gay marriages have caught up with Indian society as the world changes around. No doubt in the past 50 years, social life has been under continuous change with the introduction of globalization. 'Gay
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Green Tregaro competes with rainbow fingernails
Other Sports | Aug 15, 2013, 05:46 PM ISTMoscow: Emma Green Tregaro competed at the world championships with her fingernails painted in the colors of the rainbow, showing support for gays and lesbians in the face of a new anti-gay law recently passed
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Harrison Ford's film upsets gay rights activists
Hollywood | Jul 09, 2013, 05:25 PM ISTChicago, July 9: Actor Harrison Ford's latest movie “Ender's Game” hasn't gone down well with gay rights activists, who have been urging people to boycott the film due to controversial views of the author behind
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Britain introduces same-sex marriage bill
World | Jan 25, 2013, 08:58 PM ISTLondon,Jan 25: The British government published a bill to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday, and said lawmakers will get their first vote on it in Parliament next month.The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill extends marriage
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Singer Frank Ocean reveals first love was a man
Hollywood | Jul 04, 2012, 09:09 PM ISTNew York: Frank Ocean says he feels like a free man: The acclaimed singer has revealed on his website that his first love was a man.He wrote Wednesday on his Tumblr page that he fell