Gay Rights

Whodunnit? US Library Baffled By Mystery Of Vanishing 'Liberal' Books

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 14, 2019

For more than a year, books critiquing Donald Trump, advocating gun control or supporting gay rights have been vanishing from a US library -- only to be found later, mysteriously hidden in dark corners of the wrong shelves.

Activist Compares Robert Mugabe's Track Record On Gay Rights To Hitler's

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 7, 2019

A prominent British gay rights activist seriously injured in 2001 while trying to arrest Robert Mugabe said Friday the former Zimbabwean President had "demonised" the LGBT+ community "in a way not entirely dissimilar to Hitler."

China's Parliament Rules Out Allowing Same-Sex Marriage

World News | Reuters | Wednesday August 21, 2019

Limiting marriage to a relationship between a man and a woman will remain China's legal position, a parliament spokesman said on Wednesday, ruling out following neighbouring Taiwan in allowing same-sex marriage, despite pressure from activists.

Taylor Swift Puts Gay Rights Centre Stage In New Song You Need To Calm Down

Entertainment | Emily Heil, The Washington Post | Tuesday June 18, 2019

The pop queen concludes her new music video with a call to sign a petition for the Senate passage of the Equality Act.

US Supreme Court Tosses Ruling Against Wedding Cake Bakers Who Rebuffed Lesbians

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 18, 2019

The US Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused based on their Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in another case pitting gay rights against religious rights.

Ellen DeGeneres 'Proud' Of Sprinter Dutee Chand For Coming Out As Gay

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Ellen DeGeneres is an advocate for gay rights

Gay Singaporean Man Wins Right To Adopt Surrogate Son

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 17, 2018

A gay Singaporean man Monday won the right to adopt a child he fathered via a surrogate in the United States, in a landmark court ruling for the conservative city-state.

Australia Wedding Magazine Shuts For Refusing To Feature Same-Sex Couples

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 18, 2018

A leading Australian bridal magazine has shut after being ditched by advertisers for refusing to feature same-sex couples, one year after the country changed its marriage laws.

UN Human Rights Chief Praises Supreme Court For Verdict On Section 377

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 26, 2018

The UN's top human rights official cited the "landmark" decision by India's Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex and urged more countries to bring their laws and practices in line with the fundamental equality of all their people.

For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday September 8, 2018

The Supreme Court verdict decriminalising gay sex has finally given some concrete hope to those arrested under the colonial-era Section 377 in India. In some of these instances, court cases have dragged on for close to three decades. Latest crime figures from UP show the state had the maximum number of arrests under the archaic law in 2016 - a mass...

Top Court Cites Global Verdicts Which Paved Way For Section 377 Ruling

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 8, 2018

Countries across the globe which paved the way for equality and justice for the LGBTQ community were cited by the Supreme Court while striking down part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code this week, and quoted liberally from the judgements delivered by their courts on the issue.

LGBT Community Uses Rainbow Flag As Its Symbol. Here's Why

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Friday September 7, 2018

The LGBT community uses the rainbow flag that reflects the LGBT identity and solidarity.

Gay Rights Around The Globe: How The World Reacts To Homosexuality

India News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 6, 2018

Homosexuality is still subject to the death penalty in many countries, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, while others allow gay marriage and adoption.

Silence In Political Circles As Millions Applaud Section 377 Verdict

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday September 6, 2018

The historic Supreme Court judgment sweeping out the British-era ban on gay rights, cheered by millions across the country, has been greeted with silence by most mainstream political parties. The ruling BJP remained silent as its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, expressed a nuanced stance. The other NDA parties and all of oppos...

Legal Experts Welcome "Celebratory" Verdict On Section 377

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 6, 2018

Senior advocates and jurists on Thursday welcomed the historic verdict of the Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex between adults, saying everyone has the right to live a dignified life with equality.