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Sexuality Is Not Free Speech, Says Arun Jaitley On Section 377 Verdict
- Sunday October 7, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said he did not agree with the portion of the historic Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex that called sexuality a part of free speech, as he felt it raises questions on restraining any form of homosexual or bisexual activity in a school hostel, prison or army frontier.
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UN Human Rights Chief Praises Supreme Court For Verdict On Section 377
- Wednesday September 26, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The UN's top human rights official cited the "landmark" decision by India's Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex and urged more countries to bring their laws and practices in line with the fundamental equality of all their people.
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Post-Section 377, Court Allows Kerala Lesbian Couple To Live Together
- Wednesday September 26, 2018
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala High Court has allowed a lesbian couple to live together, in a significant verdict that came weeks after the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality.
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TISS, India's First Campus To Start Gender-Neutral Hostel
- Sunday September 16, 2018
- India News | ANI
After the historic verdict by the Supreme Court to scrap Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that criminalised homosexuality, India has become the first-ever country to have a gender-neutral hostel.
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For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict
- Saturday September 8, 2018
- India News | Written by Alok Pandey
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 Court Cites Global Verdicts Which Paved Way For Section 377 Ruling
- Saturday September 8, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Countries across the globe which paved the way for equality and justice for the LGBTQ community were cited by the Supreme Court while striking down part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code this week, and quoted liberally from the judgements delivered by their courts on the issue.
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"I'm So Gay Today": Mumbai Man's Coming Out Post Is Winning Facebook
- Friday September 7, 2018
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
"I am so Gay Today (literally and figuratively) as I am no longer a criminal," wrote Arnab Nandy in a viral Facebook post, celebrating the Supreme Court verdict decriminalising homosexuality.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya? Trending Video Will Melt The Coldest Of Hearts
- Friday September 7, 2018
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
The beautiful video, titled 'Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya', urges viewers to rejoice in love in all its forms, unshackled by age, gender, religion, geography and other separators.
- www.ndtv.com
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Blog: I'm Gay Married Man From Yavatmal; 377 Verdict Is Jhakaas News
- Friday September 7, 2018
- Blog | Hrishikesh Sathawane
Doing away with Section 377 earlier would certainly have eased the pain and struggle that my parents and I had to go through. Perhaps I would not have suffered with depression during my IIT days.
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This Is What Google, Facebook Did After Top Court's Section 377 Verdict
- Friday September 7, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Google India put out a 'rainbow flag' on its homepage on Thursday to mark the decriminalisation of consensual gay sex by the Supreme Court.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Ruling Will Be First Step": United Nations Lauds Section 377 Verdict
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
United Nations India Thursday lauded the Supreme Court for striking down a "key component" of IPC's Section 377 which criminalises "specific sexual acts between adults" and said the judgment will boost efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination against LGBTI persons.
- www.ndtv.com
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Silence In Political Circles As Millions Applaud Section 377 Verdict
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The historic Supreme Court judgment sweeping out the British-era ban on gay rights, cheered by millions across the country, has been greeted with silence by most mainstream political parties. The ruling BJP remained silent as its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, expressed a nuanced stance. The other NDA parties and all of oppos...
- www.ndtv.com
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"Look For Rainbow In Every Crowd": Chief Justice Of India's Top 5 Quotes
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
Homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore. In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday, overturned a 2013 judgement, which had upheld the 157-year-old colonial-era law, criminalizing gay sex. In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, RF ...
- www.ndtv.com
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India Joins The List Of Countries Where Homosexuality Is Not A Crime
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
The LGBT community in India has been fighting for their rights since decades and the Supreme Court verdict of decriminalising gay sex comes as a big relief for them.
- www.ndtv.com
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Less Than 200 Jailed In 150 Years, But...: Judge In Section 377 Order
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
Section 377 Verdict: Justice Rohinton Nariman pointed out that since the law came into force in 1861, less than 200 people have been prosecuted under Section 377.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sexuality Is Not Free Speech, Says Arun Jaitley On Section 377 Verdict
- Sunday October 7, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said he did not agree with the portion of the historic Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex that called sexuality a part of free speech, as he felt it raises questions on restraining any form of homosexual or bisexual activity in a school hostel, prison or army frontier.
- www.ndtv.com
-
UN Human Rights Chief Praises Supreme Court For Verdict On Section 377
- Wednesday September 26, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The UN's top human rights official cited the "landmark" decision by India's Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex and urged more countries to bring their laws and practices in line with the fundamental equality of all their people.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Post-Section 377, Court Allows Kerala Lesbian Couple To Live Together
- Wednesday September 26, 2018
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala High Court has allowed a lesbian couple to live together, in a significant verdict that came weeks after the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality.
- www.ndtv.com
-
TISS, India's First Campus To Start Gender-Neutral Hostel
- Sunday September 16, 2018
- India News | ANI
After the historic verdict by the Supreme Court to scrap Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that criminalised homosexuality, India has become the first-ever country to have a gender-neutral hostel.
- www.ndtv.com
-
For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict
- Saturday September 8, 2018
- India News | Written by Alok Pandey
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...
- www.ndtv.com
-
Top Court Cites Global Verdicts Which Paved Way For Section 377 Ruling
- Saturday September 8, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Countries across the globe which paved the way for equality and justice for the LGBTQ community were cited by the Supreme Court while striking down part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code this week, and quoted liberally from the judgements delivered by their courts on the issue.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"I'm So Gay Today": Mumbai Man's Coming Out Post Is Winning Facebook
- Friday September 7, 2018
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
"I am so Gay Today (literally and figuratively) as I am no longer a criminal," wrote Arnab Nandy in a viral Facebook post, celebrating the Supreme Court verdict decriminalising homosexuality.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya? Trending Video Will Melt The Coldest Of Hearts
- Friday September 7, 2018
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
The beautiful video, titled 'Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya', urges viewers to rejoice in love in all its forms, unshackled by age, gender, religion, geography and other separators.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Blog: I'm Gay Married Man From Yavatmal; 377 Verdict Is Jhakaas News
- Friday September 7, 2018
- Blog | Hrishikesh Sathawane
Doing away with Section 377 earlier would certainly have eased the pain and struggle that my parents and I had to go through. Perhaps I would not have suffered with depression during my IIT days.
- www.ndtv.com
-
This Is What Google, Facebook Did After Top Court's Section 377 Verdict
- Friday September 7, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Google India put out a 'rainbow flag' on its homepage on Thursday to mark the decriminalisation of consensual gay sex by the Supreme Court.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Ruling Will Be First Step": United Nations Lauds Section 377 Verdict
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
United Nations India Thursday lauded the Supreme Court for striking down a "key component" of IPC's Section 377 which criminalises "specific sexual acts between adults" and said the judgment will boost efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination against LGBTI persons.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Silence In Political Circles As Millions Applaud Section 377 Verdict
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The historic Supreme Court judgment sweeping out the British-era ban on gay rights, cheered by millions across the country, has been greeted with silence by most mainstream political parties. The ruling BJP remained silent as its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, expressed a nuanced stance. The other NDA parties and all of oppos...
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Look For Rainbow In Every Crowd": Chief Justice Of India's Top 5 Quotes
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
Homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore. In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday, overturned a 2013 judgement, which had upheld the 157-year-old colonial-era law, criminalizing gay sex. In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, RF ...
- www.ndtv.com
-
India Joins The List Of Countries Where Homosexuality Is Not A Crime
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
The LGBT community in India has been fighting for their rights since decades and the Supreme Court verdict of decriminalising gay sex comes as a big relief for them.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Less Than 200 Jailed In 150 Years, But...: Judge In Section 377 Order
- Thursday September 6, 2018
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
Section 377 Verdict: Justice Rohinton Nariman pointed out that since the law came into force in 1861, less than 200 people have been prosecuted under Section 377.
- www.ndtv.com