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Abhishek and Chaitanya at their social wedding.

'Why Can't We Have Our Own Family?': Story Behind Kolkata's First Public Same-sex Marriage

In the backdrop of Supreme Court hearings seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage, one of India's first gay couples to formalise their wedding speaks to Outlook about their unique love story, the experience of being...

19 April 2023

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Joe Biden Signs Gay Marriage Law, Calls It 'A Blow Against Hate'

A celebratory crowd of thousands bundled up on a raw Tuesday afternoon to watch President Joe Biden sign gay marriage legislation into law, a joyful ceremony that was tempered by the backdrop of an ongoing conservative...

14 December 2022

Telangana's First Gay Wedding, LGBT Matrimonial...Is India Finally Ready For Same-Sex Marriage?

Recently, Telangana witnessed its first gay wedding. With Shaadi.com announcing its willingness to enter the LGBTQIA matrimonial market, many on social media have once again sought the legalisation of same-sex marriage.

20 December 2021

Brides and grooms during a marriage ceremony, in, Gurugram.

Same-Sex Marriage: Evolution Of Marriage In Heteronormative India

Besides viewing marriage through the queer lens, the notion of marriage is now shifting from being an archaic socio-religious institution to a more modern, needs-based relationship.

18 April 2023

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Supreme Court Gives Centre 4 Weeks To Respond To Pleas For Recognition Of Gay Marriages

A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, who was also part of the Constitution bench which in 2018 decriminalised consensual gay sex, issued a notice to the Centre besides seeking the assistance of Attorney General...

25 November 2022

A Tender Saga Of Same-Sex Love Comes Alive On OTT

Manju Kapur’s novel, A Married Woman, about two women falling in love against the backdrop of communal violence being made into a web series

16 April 2021

Brazils Gay Pride Parade

Labours Of Love: Same-Sex Unions In India And The Legal Hurdles

Following the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 2018, gender rights campaigners believe marriage equality through legal recognition of same-sex marriages is the next logical step. Here we lay down the legal arguments and...

19 December 2022

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HC Asks Centre To Respond To Plea To Recognise Same Sex Marriages Under Law

A bench of Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon issued notice to the Centre on the plea and asked it to file a counter affidavit within four weeks.

19 November 2020

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17 September 2020
Gay and Happy: Marriage Between Two People, Whoever They Might Be

Gay and Happy: Marriage Between Two People, Whoever They Might Be

Recently the Centre told the Delhi High Court that ‘our laws, our legal system, our society and our values do not recognise marriage…between same-sex...


20 May 2019
I'm Alive, Don't Show Me Court Order: Angry Mother Tells Dutee Chand On Same-Sex Relationship

I'm Alive, Don't Show Me Court Order: Angry Mother Tells Dutee Chand On Same-Sex Relationship

Earlier, Dutee Chand said that while her parents have not yet raised any objection to her relationship, her eldest sister has threatened to not only expel her...


17 May 2019
Taiwan Legalizes Same-Sex Union

Taiwan Legalizes Same-Sex Union

The island's lawmakers comfortably passed a law allowing same-sex couples to form 'exclusive permanent unions', and a second clause, that would let them apply...


12 September 2018
Meet The Petitioners Who Challenged Criminalisation Of Homosexuality

Meet The Petitioners Who Challenged Criminalisation Of Homosexuality

The Supreme Court unanimously decriminalised part of the 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality


08 September 2018
Verdict On Section 377 Not Enough, More Miles To Go, Say Lawyers, Activists

Verdict On Section 377 Not Enough, More Miles To Go, Say Lawyers, Activists

The 493-page verdict reads down the criminalisation of consensual sex between adults and confines Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) only to the...


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07 September 2018
SC Decriminalises Gay Sex

SC Decriminalises Gay Sex

A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court unanimously decriminalised part of the 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the IPC which...


06 September 2018
Countries Where Homsexuality Is Not A Crime

Countries Where Homsexuality Is Not A Crime

United Kingdom Parliament had legalised homosexuality in England and Wales way back in 1967.


06 September 2018
Meet The 5 Supreme Court Judges Who Delivered Verdict On Section 377

Meet The 5 Supreme Court Judges Who Delivered Verdict On Section 377

Gay sex among consenting adults is not an offence, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it read down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.


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