‘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

· Jul 16, 2018 · 09:30 pm

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

· Jul 11, 2018 · 03:30 pm

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

· Jul 11, 2018 · 12:00 pm

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

· Jul 10, 2018 · 08:06 am

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

· Sep 12, 2017 · 11:22 am

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

· Aug 24, 2017 · 01:42 pm

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

· Jul 26, 2017 · 08:30 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urges Vladimir Putin to protect gay rights

‘Torture is going on with electric shocks, beatings with cables,’ she told the BBC.

Scroll Staff

· May 02, 2017 · 08:46 pm

Watch: 20 years ago, American television heard the earth-shattering words, ‘I’m gay’

Ellen DeGeneres stunned the world by coming out on her show ‘Ellen’ on April 30, 1997.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 30, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Are queer men living without partners or peers more vulnerable to abuse?

A study found that more than 52.4% of gay men who faced physical violence and 55% who faced sexual violence were living with their parents.

Sumit Chaturvedi, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 23, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Ruling upholding gay sex ban sparked rise in homophobia in India, says activist

AIDS activist L Ramakrishnan speaks of how Section 377 has institutionalised violence against LGBTQ people.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Jun 15, 2016 · 02:30 pm

‘Gays the new Jews’: African media homophobia vs Twitter empathy

The media in African countries are very much in cahoots with their rulers. But they're getting their comeuppance from Twitter.

Charles King, The Conversation

· Jun 08, 2016 · 11:30 pm