Lgbt Issues
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Two judges cannot decide on same-sex marriage, needs debate in Parliament, says BJP MP Sushil Modi
The BJP leader said some ‘left-liberal people’ are pursuing western culture and trying to bring in a law for recognition of same-sex marriage in India.
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Bill to legalise same-sex marriage introduced in Parliament by NCP MP Supriya Sule
LGBTQIA+ persons are still ‘unable to marry and start their own families’ that heterosexual people are entitled to, the Bill said.
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Film on homosexual soldier not given NOC as it would show Army in ‘poor light’, Centre tells LS
Filmmaker Onir had wanted to make the movie on the life of Major J Suresh, who quit the Army on account of his sexual orientation.
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Trending
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams
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How Calcutta High Court orders have helped BJP in the ongoing elections
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An environmental lawyer studies in this new book how Dalits are excluded from India’s forest laws
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Dabur ad withdrawal shows that the decriminalisation of homosexuality in India amounts to nothing
The company retracted the spot featuring a lesbian couple and apologised ‘for unintentionally hurting people’s sentiments’.
R Raj Rao
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Continuous effort needed to remove prejudices against LGBTQIA+ persons: Madras High Court
The court was hearing a petition filed by a lesbian couple seeking protection against harassment from the police and their families.
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Medical courses in India reaffirm ‘queerphobia’, says Madras HC, advises change in curriculum
The High Court noted that the forensic medical curriculum described sodomy, lesbianism and oral sex as sexual offences.
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Video
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Madras HC bans ‘cure’ of sexual orientation, issues guidelines to police to handle LGBTQ cases
Justice Anand Venkatesh ordered strict action against those found to be indulging in attempts to ‘cure or change’ sexual orientation by health professionals.
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‘Juno’ actor Elliot Page comes out as transgender; support pours in from Hollywood, LGBTQ groups
Page, who most recently starred in Netflix’s ‘Umbrella Academy’, came out as gay in 2014.
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Is there one ‘gay gene’? No, we found there are many
A study of almost half a million people shows that many parts of our genetic code seem to influence same-sex sexual behaviour.
Brendan Zietsch, The Conversation
The Reel
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Watch: A young man is possessed by an obsessive spirit in ‘Munjya’
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‘Bhaiyya Ji’ review: O brother, why art thou?
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams
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Pow! How comics are helping queer men reclaim their own bodies
Common cultural narratives on what so-called perfect bodies should look like often lead to eating disorders, isolation and mental health issues.
Phillip Joy, Matthew Numer, Megan Aston and Stephanie Gauvin, The Conversation
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Brunei makes homosexuality a crime punishable by stoning to death
The new laws introduced in the Muslim-majority country also specify penalties for several other crimes including amputation for theft.
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Scotland: In a first, all state schools to teach rights of LGBT people
Students will learn, among other things, terminology used by the queer community. It is aimed at tackling homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, said a minister.
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The Field
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IPL 2024 Final: Kolkata bowlers set up win as Venkatesh Iyer clinches title against Hyderabad
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Boxing, World Olympic Qualifiers: Nishant Dev, Abhinash Jamwal win opening round bouts
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Gymnastics: Dipa Karmakar wins India’s first gold at Asian Championships
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IPL 2024 Final, KKR vs SRH, as it happened: Shreyas Iyer’s Kolkata Knight Riders crowned champions
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs Argentina as it happened: Men’s team win 5-4; women lose 0-3