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Congress, Sharad Pawar's NCP Name LGBTQ Activists For Key Posts
The Congress this week set up a new internal group to promote LGBTQ rights while Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar has named a person from the community as its spokesperson, in the first such political recognition after many setbacks.
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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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American TikToker Dylan Mulvaney Makes Forbes '30 Under 30' List
Actress and LGBTQ+ activist and TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney earned approximately $2 million last year.
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Israeli Soldiers Raise Pride Flag In Gaza, Reignite "Pinkwashing" Debate
Amid the war ruins of Gaza, an Israeli soldier unfurls a rainbow flag in support of the LGBTQ community, reigniting a debate around "pinkwashing" as activists accuse Israel of deploying its liberal image as a tool against Hamas.
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Miss Universe Judge Says Bankruptcy Due To "Outrage" Over Transgender Organiser
The organiser of Miss Universe, JKN Global Group, is owned by LGBTQ activist and one of the world's richest transgender women Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip - who bought the pageant in 2022 for $20 million.
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Mexico's First Non-Binary Magistrate Found Dead
A prominent Mexican magistrate who was the country's first citizen to be granted a non-binary passport was found dead on Monday, authorities said.
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"Shouldn't Be Believing People Can Be Any Sex They Want": Rishi Sunak
During his closing speech at the 2023 Conservative Party conference on October 4, he shared his stance on gender debate and said, "A man is a man and a woman is a woman".
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US Journalist And Activist Josh Kruger Shot 7 Times In The Chest, Dies: Police
Mr. Kruger worked as a journalist and covered various issues like LGBTQ+ rights, homelessness, HIV, and addiction in publications like The Philadelphia Citizen and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Hong Kong Top Court's Big Move On Recognising Overseas Same-Sex Marriages
The ruling ended a five-year legal battle fought by jailed democracy and LGBTQ rights activist Jimmy Sham, marking the first time Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal directly addressed the issue of same-sex marriage in the Asian financial hub.
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"Dangerous, Misleading": LGBT Activists On RSS Body's Homosexuality Survey
Several LGBTQ rights activists have called the survey on same-sex marriage by an RSS body "dangerous and misleading" and accused the organisation of "spreading disinformation".
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"Catering To Vote Bank": LGBTQ Activist On Centre Opposing Same-Sex Marriage
Amid the ongoing debate over same-sex marriage, LGBTQ activist Prijith PK alleged that the government was demonstrating a 'homophobic' attitude in a bid to cater to its traditional vote bank ahead of upcoming polls.
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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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"Very Important To...": India's First Transgender Judge Has A Suggestion
Joyita Mondal says authorities should be more sensitive towards the transgender community and their issues
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Congress, Sharad Pawar's NCP Name LGBTQ Activists For Key Posts
The Congress this week set up a new internal group to promote LGBTQ rights while Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar has named a person from the community as its spokesperson, in the first such political recognition after many setbacks.
-
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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American TikToker Dylan Mulvaney Makes Forbes '30 Under 30' List
Actress and LGBTQ+ activist and TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney earned approximately $2 million last year.
-
Israeli Soldiers Raise Pride Flag In Gaza, Reignite "Pinkwashing" Debate
Amid the war ruins of Gaza, an Israeli soldier unfurls a rainbow flag in support of the LGBTQ community, reigniting a debate around "pinkwashing" as activists accuse Israel of deploying its liberal image as a tool against Hamas.
-
Miss Universe Judge Says Bankruptcy Due To "Outrage" Over Transgender Organiser
The organiser of Miss Universe, JKN Global Group, is owned by LGBTQ activist and one of the world's richest transgender women Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip - who bought the pageant in 2022 for $20 million.
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Mexico's First Non-Binary Magistrate Found Dead
A prominent Mexican magistrate who was the country's first citizen to be granted a non-binary passport was found dead on Monday, authorities said.
-
"Shouldn't Be Believing People Can Be Any Sex They Want": Rishi Sunak
During his closing speech at the 2023 Conservative Party conference on October 4, he shared his stance on gender debate and said, "A man is a man and a woman is a woman".
-
US Journalist And Activist Josh Kruger Shot 7 Times In The Chest, Dies: Police
Mr. Kruger worked as a journalist and covered various issues like LGBTQ+ rights, homelessness, HIV, and addiction in publications like The Philadelphia Citizen and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
-
Hong Kong Top Court's Big Move On Recognising Overseas Same-Sex Marriages
The ruling ended a five-year legal battle fought by jailed democracy and LGBTQ rights activist Jimmy Sham, marking the first time Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal directly addressed the issue of same-sex marriage in the Asian financial hub.
-
"Dangerous, Misleading": LGBT Activists On RSS Body's Homosexuality Survey
Several LGBTQ rights activists have called the survey on same-sex marriage by an RSS body "dangerous and misleading" and accused the organisation of "spreading disinformation".
-
"Catering To Vote Bank": LGBTQ Activist On Centre Opposing Same-Sex Marriage
Amid the ongoing debate over same-sex marriage, LGBTQ activist Prijith PK alleged that the government was demonstrating a 'homophobic' attitude in a bid to cater to its traditional vote bank ahead of upcoming polls.
-
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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"Very Important To...": India's First Transgender Judge Has A Suggestion
Joyita Mondal says authorities should be more sensitive towards the transgender community and their issues
