Madras HC Delivers Landmark Judgment On Multi-Level LGBTQIA+ Sensitisation
Madras HC on LGBTQIA protection and prejudice passes a reformative set of changes at the school, college, judicial and order levels.
Madras HC on LGBTQIA protection and prejudice passes a reformative set of changes at the school, college, judicial and order levels.
In a landmark ruling, a Japanese district court ruled that the country’s refusal to accept same-sex marriage is “unconstitutional.”
Bhutan’s parliament passed a bill to decriminalise homosexuality. Out of 69 members, 63 voted in favour of scrapping the provision.
Any officer who faces charges of homosexuality will be put under section 45 for “behaving in a manner unbecoming of his position and character expected of him”. Section 46, on the other hand, prescribes punishment for “any disgraceful conduct of a cruel, indecent or unnatural kind.”
The Ministry of External Affairs recently issued a letter to all passport-issuing authorities in India and abroad saying that an applicant for a passport cannot endorse the name of a spouse of the same sex.
According to the state authority, there’s a need to take out students from traditional setups and teach the students about contemporary developments in the society.
The year 2018 was a symbol of change in terms of law. The Supreme Court made some progressive judgments, and the wind veered in favour of equality, standpoint and empowerment. Under the umbrella of justice, let’s rewind and see all the episodes in our year-end roundup. Section 377 struck down “We have to bid adieu to prejudices […]
Like the common masses, Bollywood too has welcomed the apex court’s move to decriminalise homosexuality. Celebrations broke out as the LGBTQ community cheered the victory of human rights, acknowledging complete equality after the scrapping of a 158-year-old law. “The country gets its oxygen back!” tweeted filmmaker Karan Johar, minutes after the September 6 verdict of the Supreme Court scrapping […]
Finally love wins! In a landmark decision, Supreme Court of India finally scrapped the archaic Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalised homosexuality. The judgment has been long overdue, and many have perished fighting for it. On this occasion, let’s remember and praise those men and women who made it possible for the LGBTQ community to […]
In a history decision, India’s Supreme Court has declared homosexuality as legal in India by scrapping down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. After decades, India’s LGBTQ community has a huge reason to celebrate for they fought against it for years. Homosexuality is not an offence in India, five Supreme Court judges declared today […]