Homosexuality
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‘Same-sex couples can be equally good parents’: Delhi child rights body tells Supreme Court
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has filed an application backing the legalisation of same-sex marriages in India.
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‘Against personal laws of all religions’: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind opposes same-sex marriage
In an application before the Supreme Court, the Muslim body said that the concept of same-sex marriage is an assault on the family system.
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SC refers petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriages to Constitution Bench
In its affidavit, the Centre had opposed giving the legal recognition, saying they are ‘not comparable with the Indian family unit concept’.
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Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Centre opposes same-sex marriage petitions, says it can’t be compared to ‘Indian family unit’
The Supreme Court had asked the government to respond to a batch of pleas seeking to legalise marriage of homosexual couples.
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Saudi Arabia: Officials seize rainbow-coloured toys, claim they promote homosexuality
The confiscated items ‘contradict the Islamic faith and public morals, and promote homosexual colours targeting the younger generation’, an official said.
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Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ Bill will lead to a disaster, just as Britain’s section 28 did
The Bill bars teachers from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom.
Catherine Lee, The Conversation
Video
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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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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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With Superman coming out as bisexual, the suppression of queer superheroes has finally ended
Queer representation has moved from the periphery to become just another component of a superhero’s identity.
Jason Bainbridge, The Conversation
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BJP’s opposition to gay marriage reflects Vatican’s puritanical position
To this way of thinking, marriage is a sacrosanct institution. Letting it pass into the hands of the ‘perverse’ will only serve to defile the institution.
R Raj Rao
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Supreme Court refuses to adjourn hearing of petitions to decriminalise homosexual activity
A five-judge Constitution bench is scheduled to begin hearing the pleas on Tuesday.
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The Reel
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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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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Don’t think something is wrong with you’: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to man who faced abuse for being gay
The spiritual leader said that one’s sexual orientation is not a permanent thing and might change, while answering a question at a lecture at JNU.
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When art used the term ‘macaroni’ to refer to homosexuality
Long before the Oscar Wilde trials of the 19th century, the idea of the homosexual man had started to get visibility.
Dominic Janes
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Indonesia: Sharia court in Aceh sentences two men to 85 lashes each for being gay
This was reportedly the first conviction of its kind.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit