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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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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: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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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: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains