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Thursday, October 02
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Indian Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss says he and "like-minded" leaders plan on meeting with the Prime Minister to discuss the government's ongoing support of Section 377, a colonial era law prohibiting same-sex action. Ramadoss...
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Tuesday, September 30
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Infighting continues over same-sex love over in India. A High Court last week ruled that their colonial era prohibitions should remain, but some in the government, particularly the Health Minister, insist the law, called Section 377, does more harm...
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Friday, September 26
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It's been nearly 60 years since India became sovereign, yet the government yesterday decided to uphold a colonial era law prohibiting homosexuality. How queer! Testifying before the High Court yesterday, gay activist Shyam Diwan implored India's...
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Monday, September 22
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Indian activists are gearing up for a battle this week as their government prepares arguments for and against Section 377, a colonial era law banning same-sex love. The Indian government has agreed to hear their pleas after eight years of struggle...
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Tuesday, September 02
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Living in the closet, dozens of Indian gays are turning to the internet to set up same-sex love - and marriage: "As many as 79 hopeful Gujaratis, including homosexuals and lesbians from across the country and abroad are soliciting their better...
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Monday, August 25
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"The removal of legal and social sanctions against homosexuality has positive ramifications that go beyond concerns of public health and which strengthen the foundations of a democratic polity." - Journalist Jug Suraiya (pictured) on Indian...
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Friday, August 22
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Indian Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss again reiterated his opposition to the nation's ban on gay sex. Said the politico: "Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes men who have sex with men, must go. I want to do away...
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Tuesday, August 12
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Former pro basketball player John Amaechi is blogging from Beijing! BrightSide: Restaurant/bar funded by Heath Ledger before his death to open in Brooklyn. Murdered trans woman Angie Zapata mourned in Colorado. The Atlantic publishes a whole bunch...
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Friday, August 08
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India's Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss is speaking out against the nation's antiquated penal code which criminalizes homosexuality, saying it inhibits the government's ability to fight AIDS in the country. Said Ramadoss at the 17th...
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Tuesday, August 05
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Teen charged with witness intimidation surrounding fatal gay bashing death of UK teen Michael Causer. David Beckham could wallpaper his home with the number of covers he's been on. Ted Kennedy tapes message for DNC Convention in case he can't...
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Monday, August 04
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American artist Miles Patrick’s Indian adventure took a wrong turn last month. The fifty-five year old, who moved to tourist town Mahabalipuram, known for its famous temples, back in 1998. Things went swimmingly for many years until Patrick...
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Thursday, July 24
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Unhealthy. Nearly 40% of gay men do not disclose their sexual orientation to their doctors: "The survey found a striking distinction: While 78 percent of the men who had sex with men and identified themselves as homosexual said they had......
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Tuesday, July 15
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The Indian town of Mehsana’s got a bit of queer problem: there are far more men than women. And, according to the Times of India, many of Mehsana’s sexually and socially frustrated men are taking to the boys:
The 2001 census ranked Mehsana...
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Tuesday, July 15
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In India a "Hijra" is regarded as a member of the third sex, not male or female. Hijra are usually trans-women or intersex individuals. Today they face discrimination in light of western influence on attitudes in the region, however, traditionally...
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Monday, June 30
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India’s gays made quite a statement this weekend. Though homos have previously put on pride parades in New Delhi, the festivities stretched across the nation in the biggest gay outing in India’s history this weekend: Waving rainbow flags...
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Monday, June 30
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Wedded bliss was a special focus of San Francisco’s 38th Annual Pride Parade, the first to be held after the California Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage. The Dykes on Bykes tossed bouquets and San Fran Mayor Gavin Newsom... Read more...
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Tuesday, June 24
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Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis forbids liberal Catholic church from holding gay pride prayer service: "St. Joan of Arc Church in Minneapolis has held the event for several years in conjunction with the annual Twin Cities Pride...
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Monday, June 23
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Gay pride’s slowly but surely spreading across India, where homosexuality remains illegal. Previous marches have been contained to Calcutta, but activists announced they’re branching out and proud to protest the discriminatory laws:...
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Thursday, May 22
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India’s High Court, which is currently debating whether or not to decriminalize homosexuality, has asked the Attorney General’s office for a bit of assistance in the matter. [PTI] Read more...
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Tuesday, May 20
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A tragic tale out of Chennai, India, where the families of Christy Jayanthi Malar, 38, and her partner, identified as Rukmani, 40, discovered the lovers' embracing bodies burned by a fire they set after dousing themselves with kerosene: "Two...
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Tuesday, May 20
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Homo hopes are up in India, where a court is reconsidering Section 377, a Colonial era penal code criminalizing same-sex loving. Activists are hoping the court will “read down” the law, which would remove gay speak from 377. [Times of...
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Monday, May 19
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Two Indian women set themselves ablaze this weekend after their families and husbands tried to put an end to what relatives referred to as their “unusual relationship,” by which they mean lesbian love. “The incident came to light...
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