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Transgender People Can Be Baptized As Catholics, Be Godparents: Vatican
Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican's doctrinal office said on Wednesday, responding to questions from a bishop.
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"Courtrooms Must Be Inclusive": CJI Calls For Equal Access To Justice
CJI DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said we must create a multitude of equitable ways for different groups -- women, members of the LGBT+ community, persons with disabilities, elderly, poor and marginalised -- to participate in the process of adjudication.
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Same-Sex Couples In Hong Kong Get Legal Victory Over Inheritance Law
Hong Kong's high court on Friday ruled that same-sex couples should receive equal treatment under inheritance law, in a step forward for LGBT rights in the finance hub.
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US Top Court Rules Civil Rights Law Protects LGBT Workers
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal protections against workplace discrimination apply equally to sexual orientation, contrary to the position taken by the administration of President Donald Trump.
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LGBTQ Community Celebrates Historic Verdict Ending Ban On Homosexuality
Celebrations broke out today as the LGBTQ community and others welcomed the Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex, asserting that the "historic" verdict granted them a basic human right but also acknowledging that complete equality was still some distance away.
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Love, Equally: Homosexuality No Longer A Crime, Says Supreme Court
Homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore and it is not a mental disorder, five Supreme Court judges declared on Thursday in a spectacular leap for gay rights in the country and a rainbow moment in its history. The Supreme Court overruled its own 2013 decision and partially struck down Section 377, a controversial British-era law that banned co...
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Section 377 Verdict Live Updates: "History Owes Apology To LGBT," Says Supreme Court
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today scrapped the controversial Section 377- a 158-year-old colonial law on consensual gay sex. The Supreme Court reversed its own decision and said Sectuion 377 is irrational and arbitary. "LGBT Community has same rights as of any ordinary citizen. Respect for individual choice is the essence of liberty; ...
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Review Of Gay Sex Law From Today At Supreme Court: 10 Facts
A British-era law that makes homosexuality a crime will be up for re-examination today by the Supreme Court, which pointed out seven months ago that "social morality changes from age to age". A five-judge constitution bench will hear a bunch of petitions that demand the scrapping of Section 377. On Monday, the court refused to adjourn the hearing d...
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Rainbow Flags, Drums And Dancing Mark Delhi's 10th Pride Parade
Queer pride parades around the world are a colourful celebration of the LGBT identity and a demand for equal rights, and Delhi's 10th annual queer pride parade was no different.
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HSBC's Rainbow Lion Statues In Hong Kong Slammed By Anti-Gay Groups
A pair of lions painted in rainbow stripes displayed outside HSBC's main office in Hong Kong have been slammed by anti-gay groups as activists in the city call for more progress on equal rights.
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Only 5 Countries Give LGBT People Equal Constitutional Rights: Research
Only five countries in the world have given lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people equal constitutional rights, global research shows, with most countries failing to protect the community from widespread discrimination and abuses.
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India Is At Crossroads With Gay Movement: Ian McKellen In Mumbai
Hollywood star Ian McKellen says India is at a juncture where it needs to decide whether it wants to move towards equality or stuck in the past as far as protection of LGBT rights is concer
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Thousands Gather for South Korea's Gay Pride Parade
Thousands marched through central Seoul today in what organisers described as South Korea's biggest annual gay pride parade, with many celebrating the US Supreme Court's historic decision allowing same-sex couples nationwide to wed.
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Facebook Celebrates Pride With New Feature That Lets User Express Support for Marriage Equality
The LGBT community's fight for marriage equality got a boost with US Supreme Court's ruling on Friday.
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Mumbai Mother Places Matrimonial Ad for Her Gay Son, Seeks a Groom
'Wanted, a groom for Mr Iyer'. A matrimonial advertisement took another step forward towards equal rights for the LGBT community in India.
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Transgender People Can Be Baptized As Catholics, Be Godparents: Vatican
Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican's doctrinal office said on Wednesday, responding to questions from a bishop.
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"Courtrooms Must Be Inclusive": CJI Calls For Equal Access To Justice
CJI DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said we must create a multitude of equitable ways for different groups -- women, members of the LGBT+ community, persons with disabilities, elderly, poor and marginalised -- to participate in the process of adjudication.
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Same-Sex Couples In Hong Kong Get Legal Victory Over Inheritance Law
Hong Kong's high court on Friday ruled that same-sex couples should receive equal treatment under inheritance law, in a step forward for LGBT rights in the finance hub.
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US Top Court Rules Civil Rights Law Protects LGBT Workers
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal protections against workplace discrimination apply equally to sexual orientation, contrary to the position taken by the administration of President Donald Trump.
-
LGBTQ Community Celebrates Historic Verdict Ending Ban On Homosexuality
Celebrations broke out today as the LGBTQ community and others welcomed the Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex, asserting that the "historic" verdict granted them a basic human right but also acknowledging that complete equality was still some distance away.
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Love, Equally: Homosexuality No Longer A Crime, Says Supreme Court
Homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore and it is not a mental disorder, five Supreme Court judges declared on Thursday in a spectacular leap for gay rights in the country and a rainbow moment in its history. The Supreme Court overruled its own 2013 decision and partially struck down Section 377, a controversial British-era law that banned co...
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Section 377 Verdict Live Updates: "History Owes Apology To LGBT," Says Supreme Court
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today scrapped the controversial Section 377- a 158-year-old colonial law on consensual gay sex. The Supreme Court reversed its own decision and said Sectuion 377 is irrational and arbitary. "LGBT Community has same rights as of any ordinary citizen. Respect for individual choice is the essence of liberty; ...
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Review Of Gay Sex Law From Today At Supreme Court: 10 Facts
A British-era law that makes homosexuality a crime will be up for re-examination today by the Supreme Court, which pointed out seven months ago that "social morality changes from age to age". A five-judge constitution bench will hear a bunch of petitions that demand the scrapping of Section 377. On Monday, the court refused to adjourn the hearing d...
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Rainbow Flags, Drums And Dancing Mark Delhi's 10th Pride Parade
Queer pride parades around the world are a colourful celebration of the LGBT identity and a demand for equal rights, and Delhi's 10th annual queer pride parade was no different.
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HSBC's Rainbow Lion Statues In Hong Kong Slammed By Anti-Gay Groups
A pair of lions painted in rainbow stripes displayed outside HSBC's main office in Hong Kong have been slammed by anti-gay groups as activists in the city call for more progress on equal rights.
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Only 5 Countries Give LGBT People Equal Constitutional Rights: Research
Only five countries in the world have given lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people equal constitutional rights, global research shows, with most countries failing to protect the community from widespread discrimination and abuses.
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India Is At Crossroads With Gay Movement: Ian McKellen In Mumbai
Hollywood star Ian McKellen says India is at a juncture where it needs to decide whether it wants to move towards equality or stuck in the past as far as protection of LGBT rights is concer
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Thousands Gather for South Korea's Gay Pride Parade
Thousands marched through central Seoul today in what organisers described as South Korea's biggest annual gay pride parade, with many celebrating the US Supreme Court's historic decision allowing same-sex couples nationwide to wed.
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Facebook Celebrates Pride With New Feature That Lets User Express Support for Marriage Equality
The LGBT community's fight for marriage equality got a boost with US Supreme Court's ruling on Friday.
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Mumbai Mother Places Matrimonial Ad for Her Gay Son, Seeks a Groom
'Wanted, a groom for Mr Iyer'. A matrimonial advertisement took another step forward towards equal rights for the LGBT community in India.
