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Evening briefing: Arvind Kejriwal predicts BJP tally
A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items that you should check out.
Published on Jun 01, 2024 06:38 PM IST
Pope Francis uses ‘vulgar’ Italian word to refer to LGBT community: Report
Pope Francis, who is 87, had so far been credited with leading the Roman Catholic Church into taking a more welcoming approach towards the LGBT community.
Published on May 28, 2024 10:23 AM IST
Reuters |
Nepal advocates for diversity in tourism with first Rainbow Tourism Conference
Nepal takes a pioneering step in tourism inclusivity with its first Rainbow Tourism Conference, affirming itself as a safe destination for the LGBTQ+ community.
Published on Apr 21, 2024 03:40 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri, Kathmandu
LGBT community members should be treated with love and affection: Karnataka HC
Three colleagues of the deceased had approached the high court after the Whitefield police registered a case of abetment to suicide against them.
Published on Aug 16, 2023 05:52 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
Celina Jaitley says she received threats for supporting LGBTQIA community
Celina Jaitley is quite vocal about the LGBTQIA community. Recently, she opened up about the struggles she faced for her vocal support.
Published on Jun 28, 2023 04:49 PM IST
Zeenat Aman talks about LGBTQIA+ community, gives advice to ‘straight folk’
Zeenat Aman, in a long Instagram post, spoke about the LGBTQIA+ community and also gave advice to the ‘straight folk’. See her post here.
Published on Jun 26, 2023 07:45 PM IST
Two transgender persons among four murdered in Hyderabad in single night
The police are in the process of identifying the suspects, the official said, adding that they also found a knife used in stabbing the victims.
Published on Jun 21, 2023 03:51 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Nisha Anand
The North Face stands strong amidst backlash for featuring Drag Queen
The North Face defies criticism, embraces inclusivity with Drag Queen in 'Summer of Pride' Ad campaign.
Published on May 27, 2023 09:00 PM IST
Starbucks India sparks debate with trans inclusivity campaign
Starbucks India launched its latest campaign ‘It starts with your name’ - aimed at promoting trans inclusivity.
Published on May 12, 2023 05:32 PM IST
Andrew Tate sparks controversy with tweet claiming many want to silence him
Tate's tweet is yet another example of the divisive and polarizing rhetoric that has become all too common on social media.
Published on Apr 30, 2023 09:00 PM IST
Same-sex marriage: Apurva Asrani and partner watch hearing together
Apurva Asrani is among many Indian who are keeping a close eye on the ongoing hearing on the validation of same-sex marriage. It'll continue on Thursday.
Published on Apr 19, 2023 06:35 PM IST
Five years after Section 377 landmark, queer community hopes for an epoch
HT analysed the pleas before the top court seeking to legalise same-sex unions, to understand a moment that will serve as a touchstone for many lives
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:08 PM IST
Dhamini RatnamDhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Amid SC hearing, Vir Das defends same-sex marriage: ‘Loving another human…'
Vir Das defended the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community and said loving another human being is completely normal.
Published on Apr 18, 2023 02:07 PM IST
List of countries where same-sex marriage is legal
As the Supreme Court Tuesday begins hearing a batch of petitions on legalising same-sex marriages, we look at a list of nations where marriage equality exists.
Published on Apr 18, 2023 12:29 PM IST
‘Is society ready to listen?’: Kapil Sibal ahead of same-sex marriage SC hearing
A five-judge Supreme Court constitution bench is set to hear a batch of petitions seeking legal validation of same-sex marriages in the country on Tuesday.
Published on Apr 18, 2023 10:39 AM IST
Uganda passes one of world's most extreme anti-LGBTQ laws, US fumes
Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.
Published on Mar 23, 2023 10:43 AM IST
Agencies |
Mohan Bhagwat speaks in support of LGBT community: ‘Should have their own space'
In an interview, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief also said India has been undivided (akhand) from the earliest times of recorded history, but was divided whenever the core Hindu sense was forgotten.
Updated on Jan 11, 2023 07:18 AM IST
PTI |
US Congress passes landmark bill to protect same-sex marriage
The landmark bill protecting same-sex marriage passed on Thursday.
Updated on Dec 08, 2022 10:26 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
US Supreme Court hears case pitting free speech against LGBTQ rights
The case, one of the most consequential being heard by the nation's highest court this term, pits free speech rights against anti-discrimination laws.
Published on Dec 06, 2022 09:06 AM IST
AFP |
‘Want to inspire’: First transgender doctors to join govt service in Telangana
The superintendent at the hospital praised the state government's initiative and said, “there was a proposal to set up a transgender clinic at Osmania Hospital. There were vacancies for 3 medical officers, 36 doctors had applied for these posts."
Published on Dec 03, 2022 07:47 AM IST
Nisha Anand | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Landmark same-sex marriage bill passed by US Senate
President Joe Biden praised the vote and said he will sign the bill “promptly and proudly” if it is passed by the House. He said it will ensure that LGBTQ youth “will grow up knowing that they, too, can lead full, happy lives and build families of their own.”
Published on Nov 30, 2022 09:22 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Nisha Anand
SC notice to Centre on plea seeking legal recognition to same-sex marriage
A gay couple had moved the Supreme Court seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act and to issue appropriate direction to authorities concerned to allow them to solemnise their marriage.
Published on Nov 25, 2022 02:07 PM IST
Reported by Utkarsh Anand | Written by Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Ayushmann Khurrana on Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui's failure: ‘India is homophobic’
Ayushmann Khurrana talked about why his last three films-Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, Anek and Doctor G, couldn't become a commercial success. He feels his LGBTQ film wasn't well received by the audience.
Published on Nov 17, 2022 09:54 PM IST
US midterm elections: Women, LGBTQ and black candidates break barriers
Across the country, women, LGBTQ and Black candidates broke barriers as part of a new generation of politicians elected to governor's offices and seats in Congress.
Published on Nov 10, 2022 03:14 AM IST
AP |
Same-sex marriage and surrogacy: Where is it legal?
Cubans have voted overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage, making the country the 33rd to stop defining marriage as being exclusively between a man and a woman.
Published on Sep 27, 2022 02:06 PM IST
AFP |
Cuba votes to legalize same-sex marriage, surrogacy
The updated code represents a major shift in a country where machismo is strong and where the authorities sent LGBTQ people to militarized labor camps in the 1960s and 1970s.
Published on Sep 27, 2022 02:02 PM IST
AFP |
Stigma stirs reluctance in LGBT+ community to test against Monkeypox
In parts of the world where LGBTQ people face stigma and bias, patients are reluctant to seek testing or treatment for a disease that has recently afflicted gay and bisexual men.
Published on Aug 09, 2022 12:55 PM IST
Bloomberg |
In a first, affordable housing scheme for transgenders proposed in Maharashtra
“The beneficiaries will have to pay only 10 per cent of the flat price and the balance will be paid through the PMAY and state government” said an official of the state social welfare department.
Published on Aug 07, 2022 01:56 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Khaled Hosseini shares emotional post after daughter comes out as transgender
Khaled Hosseini has taken to his Instagram page to share that his daughter, Haris, has come out to the world as transgender yesterday.
Published on Jul 13, 2022 02:41 PM IST
Sohini Sengupta
The Umbrella Academy handles Elliot Page's transition brilliantly, sensitively
Elliot Page came out as a trans in 2020. The Umbrella Academy’s season 3 marks his return to the big stage, and how deftly the show handles it should be a case study for future.
Published on Jul 05, 2022 07:33 PM IST