Homosexuality In India
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Iyer groom wanted for son: Cheer it or not, India's first gay matrimonial ad is not 'casteist'
Piyasree •A gay Mumbai-based activist's mother, we are told, wanted to place a matrimonial ad in newspaper.
AIIMS doctor suicide: Father-in-law defends 'gay' son, says responsibility of 'traditional' woman to make marriage work
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Homophobic and proud! India joins Saudi Arabia, Russia, Pak to vote against same sex relations in UN
Fp Staff •India was among the 43 countries that voted in support of a Russian-drafted resolution that proposed removing benefits for same-sex partners of UN staff.
Here's why Tim Cook's 'coming out' matters: He didn't make it seem like a big deal
Roy •Tim Cook's coming out is the kind that most gay people want. It adds another layer to what we know about them without defining his persona and colouring his work.
Bangalore: Woman films husband's gay encounters, police book him under Sec 377
Fp Staff •Bangalore police have now arrested an Infosys techie under the draconian Section 377 act, which criminalises homosexuality.
India Today's Vikram Seth cover will help people break out of the closet
Fpcommunity •It is important that while we criticize the queer movement, we also engage with it. This is the time when various movements could come together and make their voices heard against 377 instead of hiding behind their own moral prudishness.
Gay sex ban isn't stopping gay foreign tourists from coming to India
Choudhury •The Supreme Court which turned the clock back with a gay sex ban didn’t send out a welcoming message, but American gay tourists are not letting it put a wrinkle in their vacation plans
How protests against SC ruling on Sec 377 revealed a new India
Roy •The Global Day of Rage over the Section 377 verdict isn’t just a story about anger. It’s also a story about solidarity from unexpected quarters. This is, indeed, a new India.
Supreme Court verdict on 377 violates human rights, says AAP
Fp Staff •The Aam Aadmi Party issued a statement today condemning the Supreme Court's decision to overturn a Delhi High Court order which had declared section 377 of the Indian Penal Code unconstitutional, thereby decriminalizing homosexuality.
SC ruling on 377: It makes office a nightmare for queers
Fp Archives •It doesn't worry me that the SC verdict might see me in jail some day. It makes me angry that it asks me not to be myself for a greater part of the day, every day I live. How is that fair?