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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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Ruby Rose is internet's most 'dangerous' celebrity!
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 2 (ANI): Ruby Rose has been named the internet's most 'dangerous' celebrity.
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YouTube to develop LGBTQ Documentary
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Sep 14 (ANI): American Filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman are collaborating with YouTube to develop the LGBTQ documentary 'State Of Pride'.
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'Grey's Anatomy' to feature 1st openly gay male surgeon
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 7 (ANI): American medical drama television show 'Grey's Anatomy' is all set to feature the series' first openly gay male surgeon.
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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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LGBTI possesses same rights as enjoyed by others: SC
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep. 6 (ANI): Homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a historic decision.
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UN in India hails SC order on Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 6 (ANI): The United Nations in India welcomed the landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of India on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and hoped that the ruling will be the first step towards guaranteeing full range of fundamental rights to LGBTI persons.
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Supreme Court decriminalises homosexuality
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep. 6 (ANI): In a landmark judgement, after months of deliberations, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalised homosexuality.
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Apology not enough: transgender actress reprimands Scarlett Johansson
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Aug 07 (ANI): A Hollywood transgender actress, Alexandra Billings, has said that Scarlett Johansson's apology on casting herself as the lead for the upcoming film 'Rub & Tug' is not enough.
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Massive protest in Tel Aviv over anti-LGBT surrogacy law
Updated : 7 years, 8 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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Anti-gay law: Activists hopeful, SC to resume hearing
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi/Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court, on Thursday, will resume hearing a batch of petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexual activities.
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Tharoor raps BJP, says Section 377 about freedom, not sex
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], July 11 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Thraoor on Wednesday said that by not taking a 'clear stand' on scarring of section 377, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 'betrayed Hindu values, as the issue is about freedom and not sex.
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