Interview: ‘The role of mental health systems in pathologising homosexuality cannot be discounted’

A conversation with Vidya Dinakaran, the clinical psychologist who counselled Justice NA Venkatesh of the Madras High Court on the recent LGBTQ+ case.

Smitha Nair

· Yesterday · 11:30 am

Same-sex marriage pleas: ‘Nobody is dying because they don’t have certificates,’ Centre tells HC

The court adjourned the hearing till July 6 even as lawyers argued that the case affected the daily lives of lakhs of citizens.

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· May 24, 2021 · 01:22 pm

Failure to recognise same-sex marriage is ‘unconstitutional’, says Japan court in landmark verdict

The LGBTQ community in Japan has welcomed the ruling.

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· Mar 17, 2021 · 02:18 pm

Centre opposes same-sex marriage, says it ‘can’t be compared to Indian family unit’

In its response to a batch of petitions, the government told the Delhi High Court that same-sex marriage was not a fundamental right in the country.

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· Feb 25, 2021 · 05:31 pm

Allahabad HC reinstates man fired in Bulandshahr due to his sexual orientation

The court said that treating sexual orientation as an offence interfered with the person’s right to privacy.

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· Feb 10, 2021 · 11:05 am

‘Cannot deny legitimate right,’ says Kerala HC on Centre’s objection to allowing transgenders in NCC

The court was hearing a plea filed by a Kerala University student against her exclusion from NCC for being a transwoman.

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· Nov 13, 2020 · 12:16 pm

Pope Francis’ support for same-sex unions doesn’t change Catholic doctrine – and yet it matters

Some Catholics, including the pope, are thinking imaginatively about reconciling the church with the modern world.

Steven P Millies, The Conversation

· Oct 23, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Kerala Bishops’ Council says no change in stand on same-sex marriage after Pope’s remarks

The Catholic body called reports of Pope Francis justifying same-sex marriages as ‘baseless’ and ‘misleading’.

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· Oct 23, 2020 · 11:14 am

Pope Francis backs civil union laws for same-sex couples, says ‘they are children of God’

The pope added that ‘nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it’.

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· Oct 21, 2020 · 10:32 pm

Same-sex marriage: Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on two petitions, says ‘laws are gender neutral’

The petitioners said that the Special Marriage Act and the Foreign Marriage Act should be interpreted to also apply to the marriages of same-sex couples.

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· Oct 14, 2020 · 03:52 pm

LGBT+ marriage: To secure equality in civil rights, family law must also be reformed

The discourse must shift beyond marriage to account for all aspects of state regulation of the family.

Akshat Agarwal

· Oct 01, 2020 · 09:00 am

Same-sex marriage not part of Indian culture or law, solicitor general tells Delhi High Court

Tushar Mehta opposed a petition that sought to recognise the right of same sex couples to get married under the Hindu Marriage Act.

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· Sep 14, 2020 · 02:44 pm