A panel discussion about the need for the legalisation of same-sex marriages has highlighted the lack of awareness prevailing in Indian society about accepting queer people and the necessity to start having a dialogue with...
RSS affiliate Samwardhini Nyas has made these claims based on a survey, which it says has been conducted across the country.
While hearing the matter on April 27, the apex court had asked the Centre whether social welfare benefits can be granted to same-sex couples without going into legalising their marriage.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, which was hearing arguments on a batch of petitions seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage for the ninth day, observed all are presuming that the...
After coming out as bisexual in October last year, actress-model Emily Ratajkowski said she would "love" to date a woman, but is waiting for the "right one" to come along.
Considering queer marriage as an elitist concept is itself elitism, denying working-class queer individuals their right to full citizenship.
He told the bench that any law of this nature, which is pursuant to a “tectonic shift” in societal value, requires public discourse which includes discourse within and outside parliament.
Vinod Bansal, national spokesperson of VHP argues that if there is an attempt to name same-sex union as marriage, it would definitely be deemed as a bid to taint the sacred wow of 'vivaha'.
Experiencing discrimination for being queer alongside having mental illnesses makes it even more challenging to receive social support.
For senior lawyer and Harvard alumnus Utkarsh Saxena, growing up as a gay man in India wasn’t easy. Today, he represents the hopes of many from the queer...
Uma, a transgender activist says their fight is not just about marriage. It's also linked to their existence and day-to-day life.
An oft-repeated phrase amongst the judges at the hearings of same-sex marriage has been ‘how far can the Court go?’ Unpacking this weighty question, we...
A clutch of petitions seeking the validation of same-sex marriage is currently being heard in the Supreme Court
At a time when queer folk feature in dinner-table conversation, legalisation of same-sex marriage may not be a distant dream
With the decriminalisation of Section 377, kinship patterns among same-sex couples need to be viewed as a historical transformation, wherein the individual’s...
Through the resolution, the Bar Council of India urged the Supreme Court to abdicate its role and defer the matter to the Parliament. The associate quoted that...
While the Centre remains firm on its stance against marriage equality, citing the “accepted view” of marriage between a biological man and biological...
BJP leaders and their affiliaties have often separated on the issues of same-sex marriage, homosexuality and gender codes.
If the court rules in favour of the petitioners who are around 18 same-sex couples, at least three of them with kids, then India will become the first...
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud, as part of a five-judge bench, is hearing petitions regarding legalising same-sex marriages in India.
The resolution, which was issued by the Bar Council of India after a joint meeting attended by representatives of all state bar councils, said any decision by...
"The real question is who would take a call on what constitutes marriage and between whom," Mehta said on the fifth day of hearing.
Kirpal, appearing for the petitioners' side, told a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud that seven per cent of India's GDP...
The apex court is hearing a clutch of petitions seeking legal sanction for marriage between homosexual couples.
VHP Joint General Secretary Surendra Jain expressed apprehension the top court's actions could lead to "new disputes".
