Lesbian Rights In India

In New Delhi for a town hall, former US President Barack Obama today had no dearth of tricky questions to answer. About forty-minutes into the event, a transgender rights activist's wringer about discrimination against the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community put the retired US commander-in-chief especially close to the line of...

A married lesbian couple from India has lost their legal battle to stay in the UK on the grounds that their relationship would not be legally recognised in India.

My first reaction to the recent Supreme Court verdict on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes gay sex, was shock and anger. The verdict turned our children criminals overnight. For what? They are just normal people going about their daily lives and suddenly they become criminals in the eyes of the law. Is it not unjust? Is it no...

The Supreme Court today reinstated a ban on gay sex in a major setback for rights campaigners in the world's biggest democracy.

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community on Sunday held a march in the city demanding an end to discrimination.

Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly, a prominent voice for the rights of gays and lesbians in the country, will support Free & Equal, the United Nation's (UN) year-long campaign for equality and justice for people practising alternate sexuality.

Whether or not the Supreme court upholds the high court order on gay rights, the real battle is being fought in our homes and has a long way to go.

In New Delhi for a town hall, former US President Barack Obama today had no dearth of tricky questions to answer. About forty-minutes into the event, a transgender rights activist's wringer about discrimination against the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community put the retired US commander-in-chief especially close to the line of...

A married lesbian couple from India has lost their legal battle to stay in the UK on the grounds that their relationship would not be legally recognised in India.

My first reaction to the recent Supreme Court verdict on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes gay sex, was shock and anger. The verdict turned our children criminals overnight. For what? They are just normal people going about their daily lives and suddenly they become criminals in the eyes of the law. Is it not unjust? Is it no...

The Supreme Court today reinstated a ban on gay sex in a major setback for rights campaigners in the world's biggest democracy.

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community on Sunday held a march in the city demanding an end to discrimination.

Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly, a prominent voice for the rights of gays and lesbians in the country, will support Free & Equal, the United Nation's (UN) year-long campaign for equality and justice for people practising alternate sexuality.

Whether or not the Supreme court upholds the high court order on gay rights, the real battle is being fought in our homes and has a long way to go.