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I'm India's first openly gay prince. Even though the country's Supreme Court denied same-sex marriage, I'm optimistic about the future of LGBTQ+ rights.
Although India's top court recently rejected gay marriage, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil sees a road…
Yoonji Han
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Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington but was nearly written out of civil rights history because he was openly gay. He was also my life partner.
Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington and was one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s closest a…
Yoonji Han
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Dutee Chand extends support to under-fire boxer Imane Khalif following controversial win in Paris Olympics
Italian boxer Angela Carini quit her 66 kg women's category boxing match against Algeria's Imane Kh…
ANI
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India's first openly gay prince endured years of torturous conversion therapy. Now, he's fighting to make the practice illegal.
After coming out, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil faced public death threats, conversion therapy, and …
Poulomi Das
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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…
Maria Noyen
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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…
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India is set to get its first openly gay judge
The appointment is yet to be confirmed but the journey so far hasn’t been one without hurdles. B…
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Taiwan becomes first Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage
Taiwan government just passed a bill that legalise same-sex marriages, the first country in Asia to…
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The Supreme Court of India is veering towards legalizing gay sex
Additional solicitor general Tushar Mehta on Wednesday also handed over an affidavit …
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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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Gay couple moves SC seeking recognition of same-sex marriage under Special Marriage Act
The petition raised the absence of a legal framework which allowed members of the LGBTQ+ community …
ANI
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OYO is now targeting families through its communications to ring in its next phase of growth
How OYO, a hospitality brand, managed to win a million hearts with its campaign promoting travel du…
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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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You’re too gay for this ad, and other ways Indian showbiz ignores LGBTQ+ artists
Called a conversation starter on transgenders, the movie was lauded by many. Then there was a …
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Qatar World Cup ambassador said being gay is 'damage in the mind' in a tense TV interview amid mounting criticism of the hosts
Khalid Salman's comments add to concerns for minorities travelling to the country later this month …
Kit Gillet
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World’s first openly gay prince, who opened up his palace for LGBT people, hung condoms on trees, was last seen raising $400,000 during the NYC Pride Parade
His experiences motivated him to work for the rights of all the LGBTQIA+ community in India, to …
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IIMs and IITs are taking their crusade for LGBTQ community online, and it's all being done to teach YOU a lesson
It is being done in collaboration with similar groups from BITS Pilani, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kanpur, …
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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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Taliban 'brutally' killed a popular Afghan folk singer just days after it said 'music is forbidden' in Islam, former minister says
Fawad Andarabi, a famous Afghan folk singer, was reportedly dragged from his village home and shot …
Joshua Zitser
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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…