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RETRACTED: The lawyers who got India to legalise homosexuality will now push for same sex marriage

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India's first trans beauty pageant winner's journey from hunger and abandonment to a symbol of empowerment

The LGBTQIA+ community (an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, queer, intersex …

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A 22-year-old trans journalist tells us why many like her are forced to beg or dance for a living

Heidi Saadiya, a 22-year-old trans woman, won our hearts when she reported a news story on Chandray…

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For the LGBTQ community in India, online dating platforms are helping break down stigmas

Of those who chose to disclose their sexuality via online dating platforms, 67% were millenn…

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Section 377 verdict: What’s next for India?

The removal of this section ties into the basic civil right of privacy, freedom and equality. An…

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Indian lawyers who fought the country’s battle for LGBT rights among Times’ 100 most influential people in the world

Forty-four-year-old Guruswamy, a lecturer at Columbia Law School, practises law before the Su…

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Pride Month: Campaigns that started conversations and sparked change in India

To mark pride month, we look back at some of the iconic advertisements that initiated an early conv…

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Capgemini has five lessons to give India Inc on gender inclusivity

It’s been a year since the draconian law of Section 377 was abolished, yet, the society is far aw…

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India's only LGBT choir, Rainbow Voices from Mumbai is touring the world and fighting stereotypes

From Lady Gaga’s Born This Way to Shafaqat Amanat Ali’s Ye Hosla Kese Ruke, every Sunday, a bunch…

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Transgenders want to identify their own gender but law now says they need a certificate

The bill was introduced in the lower house of the Parliament on July 19 and was passed in August…

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Sexual harassment at educational institutions a challenge for India's LGBTQ community, finds UNESCO report

A large number of students from the LGBTQ community are dropping out of school — thanks to bullying…

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India's first openly gay politician joins the oldest party in the country

"I have officially joined the Congress and look forward to working with the Mumbai Congress team…

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Pride Month: How ad industry can drive change in the society

In the last feature of our Pride Month series, we try to understand how ad industry can further dri…

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In India, a private company has come up with a ‘manifesto’ to spur corporations into implementing transgender-friendly policies

Indian companies have a pressing need to adopt policies that address fair employment opportunities …

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India's first openly gay prince says his parents tried to subject him to the 'torture' of conversion therapy to make him straight

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil told Sky News that the discredited practice was still a widespread iss…

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A look at Giorgia Meloni's ascent to power as a far-right leader set to become Italy's next prime minister

Meloni led the Brothers of Italy party to victory after co-founding the party in 2012 and becoming …

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Swiggy has hired a transgender techie who will now run an in-house LGBT support group

Doing so is the Indian foodtech unicorn Swiggy which is building an in-house LGBT support group.…

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Now, a LGBT-themed video game!

Though India has a virtual non-existent console/PC development scene, but launching any virtual rea…