Gay Rights

South Korea's supreme court on Thursday upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance, a move hailed as a win for LGBTQ rights in a country that has lagged others in the region.

The woman, identified as Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis, also shared another picture of a soldier holding an Israeli flag with pride colours.

Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions.

His special forces reservist partner was killed in the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, two weeks before their scheduled gay "wedding".

The Gay Games Hong Kong (GGHK) kicked off on Saturday, its first time in Asia, despite opposition from anti-LGBTQ lawmakers and human rights activists.

A small number of countries have made it easier for transgender people to change their legal gender, while other nations have restricted such changes, notably Russia and Pakistan

Same-Sex Marriage Verdict: The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the state governments to ensure that queer people are not discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation.

"You're interested?" wrote Karan to another user who asked, "You are gay, right"

A recent survey by Pew Research Centre, reveals that a majority of Indians support the legalisation of same-sex marriages in the country

The petitioners seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to recognise their right to marry saying there can't be a situation where the court will say it will give nothing as it can't give everything.

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday expressed support for those seeking legal sanction to same-sex marriages, which is currently being heard by a five-judge Constitutional bench of the Supreme Court.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has moved the Supreme Court against the legalisation of same-sex marriages.

The case, which will now go to the Supreme Court, was brought by a gay couple, So Seong-wook and Kim Yong-min, who live together and held a wedding ceremony in 2019.

A talk on LGBTQ issues by filmmaker and gay rights activist Onir Dhar at the ongoing Bhopal Lit Fest (BLF) was cancelled as a group threatened to stage a protest, a member of the organizing team said on Saturday.

France's Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera wore a sweater with rainbow-coloured sleeves to France's World Cup quarter-final in Qatar on Saturday in a message of support for gay rights

South Korea's supreme court on Thursday upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance, a move hailed as a win for LGBTQ rights in a country that has lagged others in the region.

The woman, identified as Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis, also shared another picture of a soldier holding an Israeli flag with pride colours.

Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions.

His special forces reservist partner was killed in the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, two weeks before their scheduled gay "wedding".

The Gay Games Hong Kong (GGHK) kicked off on Saturday, its first time in Asia, despite opposition from anti-LGBTQ lawmakers and human rights activists.

A small number of countries have made it easier for transgender people to change their legal gender, while other nations have restricted such changes, notably Russia and Pakistan

Same-Sex Marriage Verdict: The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the state governments to ensure that queer people are not discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation.

"You're interested?" wrote Karan to another user who asked, "You are gay, right"

A recent survey by Pew Research Centre, reveals that a majority of Indians support the legalisation of same-sex marriages in the country

The petitioners seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to recognise their right to marry saying there can't be a situation where the court will say it will give nothing as it can't give everything.

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday expressed support for those seeking legal sanction to same-sex marriages, which is currently being heard by a five-judge Constitutional bench of the Supreme Court.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has moved the Supreme Court against the legalisation of same-sex marriages.

The case, which will now go to the Supreme Court, was brought by a gay couple, So Seong-wook and Kim Yong-min, who live together and held a wedding ceremony in 2019.

A talk on LGBTQ issues by filmmaker and gay rights activist Onir Dhar at the ongoing Bhopal Lit Fest (BLF) was cancelled as a group threatened to stage a protest, a member of the organizing team said on Saturday.

France's Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera wore a sweater with rainbow-coloured sleeves to France's World Cup quarter-final in Qatar on Saturday in a message of support for gay rights