You Searched For "Section 377" and got 20 results
Sort By:
2 mins read
Indian laws, legal system, society and values do not recognise same-sex marriage, Centre tells Delhi High Court
The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that marriage between same sex couples was "not…
PTI
3 mins read
Fighting AIDS, decriminalising LGBTQ+, and legalising dance bars are only some of the achievements by a woman fighting stereotypes in Mumbai's second-largest slum
It's not easy to spread hope in Mumbai's second-largest slum, Malwani. But, Prabha Desai is fightin…
2 mins read
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…
6 mins read
Abandoned at 7, raped at 11, India's three-time Miss Diversity, Naaz Joshi, shares the gut wrenching plight of the country's trans community
Aizya Naaz Joshi created history when won the Miss Diversity 2019 pageant for this third time, at…
3 mins read
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 …
2 mins read
Welcoming LGBTQs and acid attack survivors, these job fairs aim to step up corporate India’s inclusivity
The LGBTQI job fair, which will be held on 12 July, will have nearly 50 participant companies …
1 min read
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…
1 min read
The colours of gay pride splash across India’s financial capital—including an iconic monument
Thousands of people along with their friends came along to celebrate the freedom of homosexual peo…
2 mins read
No room for gays, declares India’s army chief four months after landmark verdict
Both these verdicts got India international praise. For example, the UN High Commissioner for H…
2 mins read
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…
4 mins read
Section 377 Verdict: India’s top court decriminalises homosexuality in landmark verdict
The court has observed: A five-person bench headed by India’s Chief Justice Dipak Misra…
2 mins read
Justice S Muralidhar who refused to be called ‘Your Lordship’ — was also a part of the bench that repealed Section 377
Today is the last working day for Justice S Muralidhar as a judge at the Delhi High Court. Last nig…
2 mins read
The Supreme Court of India is veering towards legalizing gay sex
Additional solicitor general Tushar Mehta on Wednesday also handed over an affidavit …
1 min read
RSS deviates from its conservative views, says gay sex is not a crime
In fact, the lower house voted twice against Tharoor's move in the last three months. But, last mon…
1 min read
Happy and Gay in India? Sec 377 could soon be abolished
The spotlight also came on India where ‘unnatural sex’ and gay marriages are still a crime. However…
1 min read
Singapore, where sex between men had carried a 2-year prison sentence for decades, finally repeals 'antiquated law'
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that while Singapore remains a "broadly conservative" society, …
Bethany Dawson
3 mins read
'By decriminalising homosexuality, one can contemplate same-sex people would be in stable marriage', SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that looking at India, constitutionally and socially, "we ha…