Culture Film & TV
Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy calls out Comedy Central India for censoring gay kiss and it’s epic
The edit job is terrible, btw.
India
News World
Bollywood’s first ever gay rom-com banned in the United Arab Emirates and Kenya
The film is the first Bollywood movie to feature gay leads
Culture Sexuality
Rainbow warriors: The LGBTQ Indian artists fighting for change through music
We meet some of the queer musicians making their voice heard on new album 'Rainbow Riots India'.
News World
More than half of people in India would refuse life-saving organ donation from LGBTQ person
Around 54 per cent of respondents said LGBTQ people shouldn't be able to donate organs
News World
Gay rights activist files legal challenge against law banning sex between men in Singapore
This marks the third attempt to overturn Section 377A of the penal code
News World
Man arrested after allegedly kidnapping 14-year-old boy he met on Grindr
Two other suspects managed to escape from police
News World
India’s Crown Prince underwent gay conversion therapy after struggling with his sexuality
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil made history by becoming the first member of the royal family to publicly come out
News World
Transgender woman dies after she was viciously beaten by a mob in India
The woman was reportedly accused of being a 'child-lifter'
News World
India’s High Court turns down appeal for marriage equality
The country made history after it decriminalised homosexuality last year
Culture Sexuality
Attitude Pride Awards: The hotelier at the forefront of the battle to decriminalise homosexuality in India
Keshav Suri one of several whose writ petitions brought India’s LGBTQ community their freedom last year.
News World
Indian police arrest man on suspicion of murdering a man by slashing his genitals after sex
The man was arrested after police received a tip-off from his employee
News World
Teenager tied to a tree and beaten in India after she was found in bed with her girlfriend
The 19-year-old teenager had been in a same-sex relationship for six months
News World
Sprinter Dutee Chand becomes first Indian sportsperson to publicly come out
The sprinter revealed she is in a relationship with a woman from her hometown
Culture Film & TV
LGBTQ organisation Rainbow Riots team up with India’s first openly gay singer for new single – Watch
The new single stars Pragya Pallavi and conveys a powerful message of the ongoing fight for equality around the world
Life Travel
What’s life like for LGBT people in India after the decriminalisation of homosexuality?
India finally moved with the times when it ended a colonial-era ban on homosexuality last September. Thomas Stichbury finds out what impact the ruling has had.
News World
Landlord allegedly attacks same-sex couple with a wooden plank in India
The couple claim they were harassed since the landlord found out their sexuality
News World
Indian churches to protest country’s landmark ruling to decriminalise homosexuality
The country made the unanimous decision to overturn Section 377 of the Penal Code in September
News World
Banned gay Indian film ‘Ka Bodyscapes’ finally shown in country after gay sex ruling
The Central Board of Film Certification overturned their ban and the film premiered in the state of Kerala this week.
News World
Singapore diplomat calls for ban on gay sex to be lifted
Tommy Koh said the law doesn't reflect the country's embrace of 'science and technology'
News World
Malaysia’s Prime Minister says they cannot accept homosexuality
Mahathir Mohamad said the country has different values to Western countries