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‘Gay or straight, all have right to marry’

‘Gay or straight, all have right to marry’

A session on marriage equality rights rules as queer community celebrates reading down of the colonial-era Section 377

08 September,2023 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar
Vocal for local queer edition: Supporting LGBTQIA+ owned businesses

Vocal for local queer edition: Supporting LGBTQIA+ owned businesses

Queer folk discuss the need to support LGBTQIA+ businesses while we handpick a bunch for you

20 June,2023 04:51 PM IST | Mumbai | Maitrai Agarwal
Supreme Court same sex marriage plea:

Supreme Court same sex marriage plea: "Our family is just like any other family"

While the Supreme Court of India reviews petitions recognising same-sex marriage, we speak to a Bengaluru-based couple to deepen our understanding of what a queer partnership is

18 April,2023 11:56 AM IST | Mumbai
'Our constitution needs to be safeguarded today more than any time'

'Our constitution needs to be safeguarded today more than any time'

In one of the closing sessions on the fifth day of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 that ended earlier this week, the Indian lawyer and LGBTQIA+ rights activist delved into the cases in his latest book, the constitution and need for it to be protected

27 January,2023 12:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
Same-sex partners not comparable with Indian concept: Government

Same-sex partners not comparable with Indian concept: Government

One of the couples had sought direction from the court to declare that the Special Marriage Act, 1954 ought to apply to all couples regardless of their gender identity and sexual orientation, and reading the SMA so as to apply to all couples irrespective of their gender identity and sexual orientation.

25 February,2021 12:00 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Thane: Man gets six months in jail for sexually abusing stray dog

Thane: Man gets six months in jail for sexually abusing stray dog

The accused has also been fined a sum of Rs 1,050 for the offence under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

13 January,2021 08:35 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
New manual charts out route for LGBTQ community to navigate the legal framework

New manual charts out route for LGBTQ community to navigate the legal framework

A new manual charts a route for the LGBTQ community to navigate a lacking legal framework. A city expert weighs in on how sound the options really are

29 April,2018 10:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Kusumita Das
Supreme Court verdict on validity of Section 377 likely on September 6

Supreme Court verdict on validity of Section 377 likely on September 6

The five-judge constitution bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Indu Malhotra had reserved the verdict on July 17 on the conclusion of arguments

05 September,2018 08:02 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Woman gets pre-arrest bail from HC in case by lesbian partner

Woman gets pre-arrest bail from HC in case by lesbian partner

Justice A M Badar, in a judgement delivered last week, granted anticipatory bail to the woman, who had filed an appeal against an order passed by the trial court last year

22 July,2018 02:20 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Homosexuality a danger to national security: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy

Homosexuality a danger to national security: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy

In May, the apex court decided to hear the plea filed by the Indian Institute of Technology's LGBT alumni association, seeking scrapping of Section 377

10 July,2018 01:08 PM IST | ANI

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