Church of England welcomes first openly gay bishop
A British bishop has become the first in the Church of England -- the mother church of the worldwide Anglican faith -- to announce he is homosexual, in an interview published Saturday.
Sep 03, 2016, 14:57 PM IST
SC refers LGBT celebs' plea challenging Section 377 to CJI
A group of LGBT celebrities had challenged Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a colonial era law that criminalises homosexuality.
Jun 29, 2016, 10:49 AM IST
Australian PM regrets dinner invite for 'anti-gay' cleric
Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman was present on Thursday at an exclusive function at Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Sydney residence.
Jun 17, 2016, 09:23 AM IST
Italy overrules Church with green light for gay unions
The long-awaited and much-disputed legislation was hailed as a landmark but also criticised as falling short of full equality for gay couples, particularly in relation to adoption and marriage rights.
May 12, 2016, 03:07 AM IST
Germany scraps postwar convictions of gays under Nazi law
Article 175 of the penal code outlawed "sexual acts contrary to nature... Be it between people of the male gender or between people and animals".
May 12, 2016, 01:21 AM IST
IIT-Bombay survey: 95% freshers never had sex, 75% have no problem with homosexuality
IT Bombay has found that 95 percent of its fresher students were virgins, while 75 percent had no problems with homosexuality.
May 04, 2016, 11:52 AM IST
Pope reaches out to divorcees but holds line on homosexuality
Pope Francis on Friday opted for no change in the Catholic approach to homosexuality but signalled a more open stance on cohabiting and divorced believers under new Church guidelines on family life.
Apr 08, 2016, 16:50 PM IST
Baba Ramdev rejects RSS' stance on homosexuality, terms it 'immoral, unnatural' act
Rejecting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's opinion, yoga guru Baba Ramdev said on Friday that he thinks homosexuality is an 'immoral and unnatural act'.
Mar 18, 2016, 20:08 PM IST
Gay sex not crime, but needs to be treated psychologically: RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale
RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, who was yesterday hailed by many for his broad-minded take on homosexuality, on Friday said that though gay sex is not a crime, it needs to be treated psychologically.
Mar 18, 2016, 16:08 PM IST
Chetan Bhagwat appreciates RSS' changed stance on homosexuality, says it's a 'monumental moment'
RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said, “Homosexuality should be considered a criminal offence as long as it does not affect the lives of others in society.”
Mar 18, 2016, 12:58 PM IST
Homosexuality should not be considered criminal offence: RSS
RSS said on Wednesday that gay sex was not a crime.
Mar 18, 2016, 06:38 AM IST
No screening of 'Aligarh' in Aligarh, director says 'extra-constitutional ban'
A fringe group called the Millat Bedari Muhim Committee (MBMC) has arm-twisted exhibitors in Aligarh into cancelling screening of the biopic, it has been alleged.
Feb 28, 2016, 23:12 PM IST
Muslim-majority Indonesia`s gay community under attack
Homosexuality is generally taboo in Muslim-majority Indonesia and gay people have in the past suffered verbal and physical attacks.
Feb 25, 2016, 10:08 AM IST
Sri Sri favours decriminalisation of gay sex, calls for scrapping obsolete laws
As the debate over Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that calls for criminalising gay sex continues, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has favoured making homosexuality legal.
Feb 05, 2016, 13:25 PM IST
Hope for LGBT, SC's Constitution Bench to hear plea on homosexuality
The bench, which did not issue notice to the Centre or any of the parties opposing decriminalisation of section 377, said the larger bench would be constituted in the future.
Feb 02, 2016, 21:44 PM IST
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Feb 02, 2016, 21:36 PM IST
Chidambaram welcomes SC's reference of same sex issue to larger bench
Former Union home minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to refer to a five-judge constitution bench the reexamination of the verdict on same sex relationships and hoped that the Delhi High Court judgement on it will be upheld.
Feb 02, 2016, 17:48 PM IST
LGBT community celebrates as SC refers Section 377 to Constitution Bench
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a curative petition by NGO Naz Foundation and decided to reopen a debate on Indian Penal Code's Section 377 that criminalises gay sex.
Feb 02, 2016, 15:28 PM IST
IPC's Section 377: Supreme Court to hear plea for relook on verdict on gay sex today
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hold an open court hearing of the curative petition by NGO Naz Foundation seeking relook at its verdict upholding the validity of Indian Penal Code's section 377 criminalising gay sex.
Feb 02, 2016, 05:48 AM IST
SC to hear in open court curative plea on homosexuality
The SC will hear in open court on February 2 a curative petition of gay activists challenging its verdict criminalising homosexuality in the country.
Jan 29, 2016, 19:41 PM IST
