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LGBT Community Members Should Be Treated With Love: Karnataka High Court
Dismissing a petition challenging the filing of a criminal case for alleged abetment to suicide of a person of the LGBT community, the High Court of Karnataka said that everyone, including the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
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Homosexuality Still A Crime In Kenya As Court Delays Ruling
Kenya's High Court on Friday postponed a much-anticipated ruling on whether to scrap colonial-era laws which criminalise homosexuality, citing a heavy case load.
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China School Sued By Fired Gay Teacher In Potential Landmark Case
A gay kindergarten teacher in China is suing his former school after being fired last month, in what his lawyer called a landmark case to test China's protection of minority groups.
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Supreme Court Live Updates: "Only Examining Correctness Of 2013 Verdict"
A clutch of petitions challenging criminalisation of consensual gay sex will be examined by a five-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court, beginning today.
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Indonesia's Crackdown On LGBT Fuelling HIV Cases: Rights Group
A crackdown on Indonesia's LGBT community is fuelling a spike in HIV cases as at-risk people avoid prevention services or seeking treatment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.
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In Supreme Court's Right To Privacy Judgment, A Touch of Rainbow
A landmark Supreme Court judgment today which declared that privacy is a fundamental right of all Indians, has also brought cheer to the gay and LGBT communities. The court indicated that right to privacy is valid even in the context of Section 377 --- a law that criminalises what was once seen as unnatural sex. Right of privacy cannot be denied "e...
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India Abstains As United Nations Creates LGBT Rights Watchdog
India has abstained at the UN Human Rights Council voting in Geneva to appoint an independent expert to look into cases of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, a resolution which was passed by a narrow margin.
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US Watching Outcome Of LGBT Court Case In India: Top Official
The US is watching with "great interest" the outcome of an ongoing court case with regard to the LGBT community and their rights, a senior Obama administration official has said.
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US Marine Found Guilty of Killing Filipina Transgender Woman
A Philippine court today convicted a US Marine of killing a Filipina transgender woman in a red light district, in a case that reignited long-simmering anti-American sentiment in the country.
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LGBT Community Members Should Be Treated With Love: Karnataka High Court
Dismissing a petition challenging the filing of a criminal case for alleged abetment to suicide of a person of the LGBT community, the High Court of Karnataka said that everyone, including the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
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Homosexuality Still A Crime In Kenya As Court Delays Ruling
Kenya's High Court on Friday postponed a much-anticipated ruling on whether to scrap colonial-era laws which criminalise homosexuality, citing a heavy case load.
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China School Sued By Fired Gay Teacher In Potential Landmark Case
A gay kindergarten teacher in China is suing his former school after being fired last month, in what his lawyer called a landmark case to test China's protection of minority groups.
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Supreme Court Live Updates: "Only Examining Correctness Of 2013 Verdict"
A clutch of petitions challenging criminalisation of consensual gay sex will be examined by a five-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court, beginning today.
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Indonesia's Crackdown On LGBT Fuelling HIV Cases: Rights Group
A crackdown on Indonesia's LGBT community is fuelling a spike in HIV cases as at-risk people avoid prevention services or seeking treatment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.
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In Supreme Court's Right To Privacy Judgment, A Touch of Rainbow
A landmark Supreme Court judgment today which declared that privacy is a fundamental right of all Indians, has also brought cheer to the gay and LGBT communities. The court indicated that right to privacy is valid even in the context of Section 377 --- a law that criminalises what was once seen as unnatural sex. Right of privacy cannot be denied "e...
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India Abstains As United Nations Creates LGBT Rights Watchdog
India has abstained at the UN Human Rights Council voting in Geneva to appoint an independent expert to look into cases of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, a resolution which was passed by a narrow margin.
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US Watching Outcome Of LGBT Court Case In India: Top Official
The US is watching with "great interest" the outcome of an ongoing court case with regard to the LGBT community and their rights, a senior Obama administration official has said.
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US Marine Found Guilty of Killing Filipina Transgender Woman
A Philippine court today convicted a US Marine of killing a Filipina transgender woman in a red light district, in a case that reignited long-simmering anti-American sentiment in the country.
