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High Court in India rules that trans women are legally women
"A trans woman, born male and later transitioning to female, is legally entitled to recognition as a woman," says Indian law
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Lawyer Krishna Omkar on reclaiming India’s ‘inherent’ identity in landmark same-sex decriminalisation case
Exclusive: As a top lawyer who helped bring about the decriminalisation of homosexuality in his native India, Krishna Omkar is at the forefront of the battle for LGBTQ+ equality
News UK
Gay refugee warns Georgia ‘cannot be considered safe’ as UK government tries to add to safe list
The UK government's own guidance warns of anti-LGBTQ attitudes in Georgia
News World
India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalise same-sex marriage in landmark vote
But it has ruled that LGBTQ+ rights must be upheld
News World
Peter Tatchell released from ‘house arrest’ after planning Olympic protest in India
"Nearly all the nations likely to [bid] for the 2036 Olympics are dictatorships"
News World
Gay marriage a matter of ‘seminal importance’ says India’s Supreme Court
A ruling is now expected in April.
Culture Film & TV
Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy calls out Comedy Central India for censoring gay kiss and it’s epic
The edit job is terrible, btw.
News World
Bollywood’s first ever gay rom-com banned in the United Arab Emirates and Kenya
The film is the first Bollywood movie to feature gay leads
Culture Sexuality
Rainbow warriors: The LGBTQ Indian artists fighting for change through music
We meet some of the queer musicians making their voice heard on new album 'Rainbow Riots India'.
News World
More than half of people in India would refuse life-saving organ donation from LGBTQ person
Around 54 per cent of respondents said LGBTQ people shouldn't be able to donate organs
News World
Gay rights activist files legal challenge against law banning sex between men in Singapore
This marks the third attempt to overturn Section 377A of the penal code
News World
Man arrested after allegedly kidnapping 14-year-old boy he met on Grindr
Two other suspects managed to escape from police
News World
India’s Crown Prince underwent gay conversion therapy after struggling with his sexuality
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil made history by becoming the first member of the royal family to publicly come out
News World
Transgender woman dies after she was viciously beaten by a mob in India
The woman was reportedly accused of being a 'child-lifter'
News World
India’s High Court turns down appeal for marriage equality
The country made history after it decriminalised homosexuality last year
Culture Sexuality
Attitude Pride Awards: The hotelier at the forefront of the battle to decriminalise homosexuality in India
Keshav Suri one of several whose writ petitions brought India’s LGBTQ community their freedom last year.
News World
Indian police arrest man on suspicion of murdering a man by slashing his genitals after sex
The man was arrested after police received a tip-off from his employee
News World
Teenager tied to a tree and beaten in India after she was found in bed with her girlfriend
The 19-year-old teenager had been in a same-sex relationship for six months
News World
Sprinter Dutee Chand becomes first Indian sportsperson to publicly come out
The sprinter revealed she is in a relationship with a woman from her hometown
Culture Film & TV
LGBTQ organisation Rainbow Riots team up with India’s first openly gay singer for new single – Watch
The new single stars Pragya Pallavi and conveys a powerful message of the ongoing fight for equality around the world