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Lesbian, bisexual (LB) women at greater risk of diabetes
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): Lesbian and bisexual women are at a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes due to stress than heterosexual ones, according to a research.
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Hotelier moves SC against Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Top businessman and the executive director of Lalit Hotels, Keshav Suri, has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking to quash Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexuality.
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Love Matters India redefines portrayal of lesbian relationships
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 19 (NewsVoir): In a country where patriarchy is deeply entrenched being a woman isn't always easy. Being openly lesbian on the other hand, is well, almost impossible. More so, when rampant pornography defines what a lesbian relationship stands for. Which is why, it
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Hyderabad witnesses Queer Swabhiman Yatra
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Hyderabad city on Sunday witnessed the annual queer 'Pride Parade' with over a thousand members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community taking to streets.
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Lucknow hosts queer pride parade
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): At a time when several parts of the country have begun to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) culture and pride, Lucknow is not lagging far behind.
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Australia's first same-sex couples get married
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Dec 17 (ANI)L Two lesbian couples have become the first people to legally celebrate a same-sex wedding in Australia.
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'Lets Talk' campaign kicks-off on World AIDS Day
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI):In the early 1980s, when the Time magazine blared, 'No one is safe from AIDS', the concern about arguably one of the most dreaded diseases of the humankind - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - shifted to homosexuality.
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LGBT events banned in Turkish capital
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 19 (ANI): Turkish capital Ankara has banned all events by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights groups to protect "public security", governor's office said.
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Breaking stereotypes, UK mission co-hosts LGBT-focussed initiative
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.17 (ANI): The British High Commission and Multiple Action Research Group (MARG) have partnered to celebrate the recent Delhi Pride march, by co-hosting an event recognising MARG's work, and that of LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Ase
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Bisexual women face higher rates of sexual violence
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): Sexual harassment and sexual violence may have been pervasive problems for women over the course of history, but according to a recent study, bisexual women specifically experience them more often than straight and lesbian women.
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India's first transgender judge wants to improve lot of her community
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Islampur (West Bengal) [India] Oct. 20 (ANI): India's first transgender judge, Joyita Mondal, is keen on providing a respectful life to transgenders.
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Germany celebrates first same-sex wedding
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 2 (ANI): Germany celebrated its first same-sex wedding on Sunday, following a new law that puts gay and lesbian couples on an equal legal footing with heterosexual couples.
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