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Centre seeks public input on LGBTQI+ policies as govt eyes safeguarding rights of community
India | September 01, 2024 21:54 ISTThe government is working on additional guidelines to address the mental health and well-being of the queer community, as well as medical interventions for intersex infants and children.
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LGBTQ people can now open joint bank accounts, no restrictions: Check Centre’s new advisory
India | August 30, 2024 11:21 ISTA clarification about opening bank accounts for LGBTQ people was earlier issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to all the scheduled commercial banks on August 21, 2024, the advisory by the Department of Financial Services under the finance ministry said.
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'Monumental step': Thailand to become first Southeast Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriages
World | June 18, 2024 18:33 ISTAt least 130 out of 152 members of Thailand's Senate voted in favour of the marriage equality bill, with four voting against and 18 abstaining. Thailand has a significant LGBTQ population but activists have spent two decades for this landmark step in the historically conservative culture.
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Pope Francis again repeats gay slur in closed-door meeting days after issuing apology
World | June 12, 2024 13:55 ISTOn Tuesday, during his meeting with Roman priests, Francis reiterated his stance, expressing that "there seems to be a prevalent atmosphere in the Vatican," suggesting it would be preferable for young men with homosexual inclinations to refrain from entering the seminary.
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Pope Francis apologises for using 'faggotness', a highly derogatory word to describe LGBT community
World | May 28, 2024 19:40 ISTPope Francis, widely quoted as having used a highly derogatory word to describe the LGBT community, did not intend to use homophobic language and apologises to anyone offended by it, the Vatican said.
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Pope Francis allegedly used derogatory Italian term towards LGBT community: Reports
World | May 28, 2024 12:10 ISTThe 87-year-old Pope Francis used the term 'frociaggine', a vulgar Italian term roughly translated as "faggotness" while reiterating that gay people should not be allowed to become priests. Francis has been a leading voice in the Roman Catholic Church for a welcoming approach to the LGBT community.
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Centre forms 6-member committee to look into issues faced by queer community
India | April 17, 2024 9:24 ISTEarlier in March 2023, the Centre told the SC that a committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary would be constituted to explore administrative steps for addressing some concerns of same-sex couples without going into the issue of legalising their marriage.
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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Assam transgenders seek laws against bullying, better healthcare, jobs
India | April 09, 2024 14:17 ISTAssam has 414 third-gender voters, including the highest in Nagaon with 86, followed by Tinsukia (36), Kamrup (Metro) at 34, Kamrup (Rural) at 29, Sonitpur (24) and Barpeta (21), according to official data.
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Japan High Court rules 'denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional', asks govt to overturn law
World | March 14, 2024 18:08 ISTThe Sapporo High Court ruling said that not allowing same-sex couples to marry and enjoy the same benefits as straight couples violates their "fundamental right to have a family". A lower court issued a similar ruling earlier Thursday.
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Greece, one of first Orthodox Christian countries, legalises same-sex marriage in landmark change
World | February 16, 2024 9:13 ISTAlthough members of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' centre-right New Democracy party abstained or voted against the bill, it gained enough support from the leftist opposition in a rare show of cross-party unity despite a tense debate.
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Supreme Court refuses to recognise same-sex marriage in 3:2 split verdict
India | October 17, 2023 13:29 ISTSame-sex marriage: CJI DY Chandrachud, while pronouncing the verdict, said it is incorrect to state that marriage is a static and unchanging institution and the reforms in marriage have been brought about by Acts of the legislature.
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Celina Jaitley alleges she received death threats for supporting LGBTQIA community
June 28, 2023 18:14 ISTCelina Jaitley said people from the LGBTQIA community themselves did not want to be associated with her.
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Indian-American LGBTQ members request PM Modi to support equal rights in India
World | June 11, 2023 7:59 ISTIndian-American LGBTQ members on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to support the equal rights of the LGBTQ community in India.
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Uganda President signs legislation with death penalty for same-sex couple
World | May 29, 2023 16:00 ISTIt is worth noting that homosexuality was already illegal in Uganda under a colonial-era law criminalizing sexual activity “against the order of nature.”
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Same-sex marriage: SC hints it may refer challenge to notice provision to 2-judge bench
India | April 27, 2023 19:09 ISTThe Special Marriage Act, 1954 provides a legal framework for the marriage of people belonging to different religions or castes. It governs a civil marriage where the state sanctions the marriage rather than the religion.
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Gay marriages will not get legal recognition; hearing on LGBT marriage will be held in the SC today
News | March 13, 2023 9:58 ISTThe Center has filed an affidavit with the Supreme Court saying that it is not in favor of giving legal recognition to gay marriage. A hearing is to be held today in the Supreme Court on the petitions filed for the recognition of same-sex marriage.
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Queer and mental health challenges: Will awareness lead to minimized social stress?
Health | February 01, 2022 11:20 ISTMental Health expert explains that the challenges that queer individual's face do not depend on their choice of coming out but on the person that they are. "They make the choice only because they are feeling too much," she says.
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Hungary adds new restrictions on sale of LGBT-themed books
World | August 07, 2021 8:17 ISTBooksellers in Hungary were ordered by the Government to place children’s books that depict homosexuality in “closed packaging,”.
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HC asks police to shift LGBTQ couple to safe house, provide security
India | July 23, 2021 14:25 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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Same sex marriage: HC seeks Centre's response on plea to allow foreign-origin spouse to apply for OC
India | July 06, 2021 14:55 ISTThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Centre and the Consulate General of India, New York, on a petition to allow a foreign-origin spouse of an Overseas Citizen of India cardholder to apply for OCI registration regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
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