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Homosexuality, adultery punishable by death in Brunei
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], March 28 (ANI): Homosexuality and adultery will be punishable by death in the south-east Asian nation of Brunei after a new law proposing the same will come into effect from next week.
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Naz foundation withdraws curative petition against Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 11 (ANI): Naz Foundation on Monday withdrew a curative petition against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) keeping in view of the last year Supreme Court's (SC) judgement in which it decriminalised homosexuality.
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Adultery, homosexuality not acceptable in Army: Gen Rawat
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The Indian Army is a "conservative" force and adultery and homosexuality are "not acceptable", Army Chief General Bipin Rawat asserted despite these being decriminalised by the Supreme Court.
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Love and liberation smear streets of Delhi at 11th Queer Pride parade
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Nov 25 (ANI): New Delhi's Tolstoy Marg saw members from the LGBTQIA+ community in a celebratory mood as they indulged in the 11th Queer Pride parade which came after the Supreme Court's landmark judgment decriminalizing homosexuality. People danced to the tunes of mirth an
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British High Commission celebrates ruling on Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 04 (ANI): The British High Commission on Thursday hosted a reception to celebrate the recent Supreme Court of India ruling on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), wherein it decriminalised homosexuality.
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India gets first ever gender-neutral hostel in Mumbai's TISS
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): After the historic verdict by the Supreme Court to scrap Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that criminalised homosexuality, India has become the first-ever country to have a gender-neutral hostel.
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Here's what Kit Harington thinks about queer representation in Hollywood
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Sep 11 (ANI): Game of Thrones star Kit Harington feels that there is an issue with the society's idea of masculinity and homosexuality.
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Opposition criticises Centre for not taking stand on Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sep 9 (ANI): Echoing Supreme Court Justice DY Chandrachud's thoughts, the opposition is criticising the Narendra Modi-led government for not taking a stand on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalised homosexuality.
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Everyone has the right to live, die with dignity: CJI
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 9 (ANI): Just a few days after the Supreme Court gave a landmark judgment by decriminalising homosexuality, Chief Justice of India (CJI), Dipak Misra said that each individual has the right to life as well as the right to live with dignity, but cases involving
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Decriminalising homosexuality will tarnish Indian culture: Wasim Rizvi
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi/Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 07 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chief Wasim Rizvi has claimed that Supreme Court's verdict decriminalising homosexuality will tarnish the Indian culture, and suggested the Apex Court to review its decision on Section 377 of the I
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Homosexuality is genetic disorder: Subramanian Swamy
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 06 (ANI): Even after the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality, Bharatiya Janata Party (BP) leader Subramanian Swamy called it a 'genetic disorder', which needs to be rectified with 'medical science'.
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A historic decision: LGBT community on SC decriminalising homosexuality
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Soon after the Supreme Court, in a landmark judgement on Thursday, struck down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), celebrations broke out across the nation by the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex (LGBTI) community.
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