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In 'Sabar Bonda', a compelling tale of migration and queerness

September 25, 2025 12:51 pm

In the film, migration is driven by desire — to belong, to be anonymous, to escape, to defy. The protagonists are willing to risk it all because in the city, they aren’t anomalies. They are just themselves

Blanket ban on blood donation for sexual and gender minorities is discriminatory

September 08, 2025 12:02 pm

The government should screen blood, not people, to avoid risks in blood supply

Edmund White – the 'godfather of gay literature'– is no more: 6 books you should read

June 05, 2025 10:39 pm

White wrote fearlessly, blending high literary style with raw, often explicit accounts of desire and identity.

Gujarat: Man strangled after argument as gay date goes wrong in Chhota Udepur, say cops

January 18, 2025 5:21 am

The Kawant police will conduct a reconstruction of the sequence of events during the remand period of Sabut that ends on Sunday.

Pune sees rise in cases of extortion targeting gay men

August 20, 2023 3:29 pm

The activist said the number of crisis calls they received from gay men has more than doubled on a year-to-year basis.

Croatia's Adriatic coast gets its first openly gay bar

June 11, 2022 6:01 pm

"This is the only official gay bar on (Croatia's) Adriatic coast, which is extraordinary because Croatia is a major European tourist destination," said Igor Mlinaric, 27, a local journalist.

Explained: In US top court, is it legal to fire someone for being gay?

September 28, 2019 11:30 pm

The US Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids workplace discrimination on the basis of sex. The Supreme Court will now decide if "sex" can be expanded to include sexual orientation and gender identity choices.

Anger and anxiety in Taiwan as same-sex marriage vote nears

November 13, 2018 8:16 am

Taiwan is set to hold a series of public votes on November 24 to decide whether same-sex unions should be written into law, raising uncertainty whether there will be full marriage equality on the island.

Haiti Senate votes to ban gay marriage

August 03, 2017 8:58 am

Haiti's constitution established a secular republic but the country is marked by deep religious beliefs. "Although the state is secular, it is people of faith who are the majority," Latortue said, stressing the commonly held belief in Haiti that homosexuality is a Western practice only.

In Russia's Chechnya, homosexuality is taboo and gay men are routinely tortured

May 04, 2017 11:06 am

Homosexuality is a taboo in conservative Chechnya, and the gay community there was used to leading a double life -- marrying, having children and hiding their sexuality from even their closest family members.

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LGBT activists celebrate after SC refers Section 377 to Constitution Bench

February 02, 2016 6:58 pm

LGBT rights activist hug each other after Supreme Court referred the Section 377 curative petition to a five judge Constitution Bench for further examination.

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