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Top OTT Releases This Week: Murder in Mahim, Doctor Who Season 14, and More
The Great Indian Kapil Show’s episode with the star cast of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar will drop on May 11
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Murder in Mahim Review: JioCinema Original Examines Homophobia Through the Lens of a Crime Drama
The show is set in Mumbai of 2013, when Article 377 was still in the picture and homosexuality was criminalised.
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Accept Homosexuality, If You Want To "Attract A Curse": Burundi President
Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already face social ostracism and jail terms of up to two years if convicted of same-sex
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Russia Bans LGBT Movement, Terms It "Extremist"
Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions.
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Filmmaker's Talk At Bhopal Lit Fest Cancelled. He Cites "Protest Threat"
A talk on LGBTQ issues by filmmaker and gay rights activist Onir Dhar at the ongoing Bhopal Lit Fest (BLF) was cancelled as a group threatened to stage a protest, a member of the organizing team said on Saturday.
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LGBTQ Singaporeans Welcome Sex Law Repeal, Decry Marriage Exclusion
The Singaporean government plans to decriminalise gay sex but upholds the traditional definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman.
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Google Celebrates American Gay Rights Activist Frank Kameny With Doodle
Google Doodle today celebrates American gay rights activist Frank Kameny, widely recognised as one of the most prominent figures of the US LGBTQ rights movement, in celebration of Pride Month.
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A Unique Restaurant Selling 'Gay Burgers' Goes Viral On Twitter With Supportive Reactions
Viral: Popular YouTuber Elijah Daniel opened this special burger chain, which has gone viral on Twitter. It sells 'Gay Burgers'.
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Facebook Ads Push Misinformation About HIV Prevention Drugs, LGBT Activists Say, 'Harming Public Health'
Facebook users have been bombarded with misleading ads about medication meant to prevent the transmission of HIV, according to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates.
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5 Malaysians Sentenced To Caning For Attempting To Have Gay Sex: Reports
Five Malaysian men were sentenced to jail and caning on Thursday by an Islamic court for attempting to have gay sex, reports and an activist said.
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Activist Compares Robert Mugabe's Track Record On Gay Rights To Hitler's
A prominent British gay rights activist seriously injured in 2001 while trying to arrest Robert Mugabe said Friday the former Zimbabwean President had "demonised" the LGBT+ community "in a way not entirely dissimilar to Hitler."
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"Hunt Gay People", Said Horror Film-Themed Website. Then An Activist Died
The frightening Russian website promoted it as a "game" - identify gay people, upload their photos and information to a database and then proceed to hunt them down and torture them, like the gruesome "Saw" movies that inspired the site's name.
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Gay Man Posts Facebook Bullying Note Before Committing Suicide
A gay Myanmar man posted a note on Facebook including screenshots of alleged homophobic bullying before taking his life, prompting activists to call Tuesday for more protection for the emerging LGBTQ community.
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Google Artist's Doodle Celebrates Pride History And A Personal Journey
Google Doodle On Pride Month: Today's Google Doodle commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the celebration and acceptance of gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual identities.
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For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict
The Supreme Court verdict decriminalising gay sex has finally given some concrete hope to those arrested under the colonial-era Section 377 in India. In some of these instances, court cases have dragged on for close to three decades. Latest crime figures from UP show the state had the maximum number of arrests under the archaic law in 2016 - a mass...
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Top OTT Releases This Week: Murder in Mahim, Doctor Who Season 14, and More
The Great Indian Kapil Show’s episode with the star cast of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar will drop on May 11
-
Murder in Mahim Review: JioCinema Original Examines Homophobia Through the Lens of a Crime Drama
The show is set in Mumbai of 2013, when Article 377 was still in the picture and homosexuality was criminalised.
-
Accept Homosexuality, If You Want To "Attract A Curse": Burundi President
Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already face social ostracism and jail terms of up to two years if convicted of same-sex
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Russia Bans LGBT Movement, Terms It "Extremist"
Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions.
-
Filmmaker's Talk At Bhopal Lit Fest Cancelled. He Cites "Protest Threat"
A talk on LGBTQ issues by filmmaker and gay rights activist Onir Dhar at the ongoing Bhopal Lit Fest (BLF) was cancelled as a group threatened to stage a protest, a member of the organizing team said on Saturday.
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LGBTQ Singaporeans Welcome Sex Law Repeal, Decry Marriage Exclusion
The Singaporean government plans to decriminalise gay sex but upholds the traditional definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman.
-
Google Celebrates American Gay Rights Activist Frank Kameny With Doodle
Google Doodle today celebrates American gay rights activist Frank Kameny, widely recognised as one of the most prominent figures of the US LGBTQ rights movement, in celebration of Pride Month.
-
A Unique Restaurant Selling 'Gay Burgers' Goes Viral On Twitter With Supportive Reactions
Viral: Popular YouTuber Elijah Daniel opened this special burger chain, which has gone viral on Twitter. It sells 'Gay Burgers'.
-
Facebook Ads Push Misinformation About HIV Prevention Drugs, LGBT Activists Say, 'Harming Public Health'
Facebook users have been bombarded with misleading ads about medication meant to prevent the transmission of HIV, according to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates.
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5 Malaysians Sentenced To Caning For Attempting To Have Gay Sex: Reports
Five Malaysian men were sentenced to jail and caning on Thursday by an Islamic court for attempting to have gay sex, reports and an activist said.
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Activist Compares Robert Mugabe's Track Record On Gay Rights To Hitler's
A prominent British gay rights activist seriously injured in 2001 while trying to arrest Robert Mugabe said Friday the former Zimbabwean President had "demonised" the LGBT+ community "in a way not entirely dissimilar to Hitler."
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"Hunt Gay People", Said Horror Film-Themed Website. Then An Activist Died
The frightening Russian website promoted it as a "game" - identify gay people, upload their photos and information to a database and then proceed to hunt them down and torture them, like the gruesome "Saw" movies that inspired the site's name.
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Gay Man Posts Facebook Bullying Note Before Committing Suicide
A gay Myanmar man posted a note on Facebook including screenshots of alleged homophobic bullying before taking his life, prompting activists to call Tuesday for more protection for the emerging LGBTQ community.
-
Google Artist's Doodle Celebrates Pride History And A Personal Journey
Google Doodle On Pride Month: Today's Google Doodle commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the celebration and acceptance of gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual identities.
-
For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict
The Supreme Court verdict decriminalising gay sex has finally given some concrete hope to those arrested under the colonial-era Section 377 in India. In some of these instances, court cases have dragged on for close to three decades. Latest crime figures from UP show the state had the maximum number of arrests under the archaic law in 2016 - a mass...
