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Gay rights' opponents storm Tbilisi Pride festival, forcing its cancellati
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Police and anti-LGBTQ demonstrators clashed in Lisi Wonderland, an events venue outside Tbilisi, where the closed event was supposed to take place, according to Georgian public broadcaster First Channel.
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Equality not just achieved by decriminalisation of Sec 377 alone, must ext
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said equality is not just achieved by the decriminalisation of Section 377 of the IPC alone but it must also extend to all spheres of life.
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Colman Domingo to headline biopic on influential civil rights activisit Ba
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): American actor Colman Domingo will be starring in 'Rustin', which is a biopic based on influential civil and gay rights activist Bayard Rustin.
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US recalls ambassador to Zambia amid gay rights row
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 24 (ANI): The United States has withdrawn its ambassador to Zambia after the African country's government became enraged over the diplomat's criticism of its highest court for jailing two men over homosexual relations.
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Botswana High Court decriminalises homosexuality
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Gaborone [Botswana], Jun 11 (ANI): In a major victory for gay rights campaigners in Africa, Botswana's High Court on Tuesday overruled a colonial-era law that criminalised homosexuality in the country.
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Neil Patrick Harris, Ashley Judd to star in anti-gay activist Anita Bryant
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 17 (ANI): Neil Patrick Harris and Ashley Judd have been roped in for "Anita," a biopic on Anita Bryant, a TV pitchwoman who lead a campaign against local anti-discrimination ordinances in Florida and in the process gave birth to a gay rights movement.
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Massive protest in Tel Aviv over anti-LGBT surrogacy law
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
TEL AVIV [Israel], July 23 (ANI): Thousands of people on Sunday night took to streets to protest against a law on surrogacy parenthood that excludes single men and homosexual couples.
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HRH Film Productions showcases its first ever English Telugu crossover fil
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 08 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): New feature film Friends in Law is set to open a much-needed national debate on gay rights in India and will take the first steps towards this with a special screening at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival in May.
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Gaybourhoods: Not so gay-friendly!
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr 14 (ANI): Gaybourhood, or traditionally gay neighbourhood, still face a subtle form of discrimination from 'straight' people.
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European court strikes down Russia's 'gay propaganda' law
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 21 (ANI): A European court has declared a Russian law banning expressions of "gay propaganda" to be discriminatory, ordering Moscow to pay out compensation to three gay rights activists and setting the stage for further conflicts with Europe over Russia's
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