Gay Rights
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Nepal registers first same-sex marriage
This is the first instance of a South Asian nation recognising a union between queer people.
Scroll Staff
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The Madras High Court judge who banned gay conversion therapy spoke of fighting his own biases
Judge Anand Venkatesh described his quest to tackle his ‘ignorance and prejudice’ about same-sex relationships.
Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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China has a Three No’s policy on homosexuality: No approval, no disapproval and no promotion
While gay sex has been legal in the country since 1997, couples aren’t allowed to marry. Now, the LGBTQ+ community is ‘marrying’ using a legal loophole.
Xu Chen and Wilfred Wang, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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‘Extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests’: US government report flags human rights abuses in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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How a cake came to be at the centre of a legal row over gay rights in UK
The UK Supreme Court recently ruled in a case filed by a man whose request to have ‘support gay marriage’ written on a cake was turned down.
Jonathan Seglow, The Conversation
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In Ahmedabad, two women are giving the queer community a safe space where they can ask questions
QueerAbad, founded by Anahita Sarabhai and Shamini Kothari, aims to create an empathetic, engaged queer space in a conservative city.
Shreya Ila Anasuya
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‘Macaroni’ scandal of 1772: The homosexuality trial that rocked England a decade before Oscar Wilde
In the 18th century, a Captain Jones was convicted at the Old Bailey for sodomising a 13-year-old boy.
Dominic Janes, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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As India’s top court decides on Section 377, Kochi art show helps understand same-sex intimacy
‘Homomorphism-II’, which goes on display in Kochi, aims to shine more light on issues important to the queer community.
TA Ameerudheen
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Section 377 hearing: Centre says it does not contest the right to choose a partner
The 19th-Century law criminalises ‘unnatural sex, against the order of nature’, which is punishable with life imprisonment.
Scroll Staff
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Supreme Court to begin hearing pleas challenging law that criminalises homosexuality
The court will hear six petitions and interventions filed by NGO Naz Foundation, parents of queer people and Voices Against 377.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Cricket Australia among 15 sporting organisations to sign open letter supporting same-sex marriage
Football Federation Australia, Basketball Australia, the National Rugby League and several Aussie Rules clubs have given their approval.
AFP
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Supreme Court’s Right to Privacy judgment opens door to gay sex being decriminalised in India
‘The right to privacy and the protection of sexual orientation lie at the core of the fundamental rights,’ the court said.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Buggery, bribery and a committee: How homosexuality was decriminalised in Britain
The legacy of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which partially decriminalised male homosexuality 50 years ago.
Chris Ashford, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces