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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicGay rights

Topic: Gay rights

Urban Elite vs Union of India—what went behind the scenes of SC judgment on same-sex marriage

On 17 October 2023, the Supreme Court rejected the plea for queer persons' right to marry. A year later, a discussion on lawyer Rohin Bhatt’s book discloses what went wrong.

Pakistani man lands in asylum after he tries opening a gay club, given shock treatments

Mehrub Moiz Awan, a transgender politician and rights activist in Pakistan told ThePrint the country was seeing the weaponisation of homosexuality by Right-wing groups.

Indian woman who was head of ‘all gays in New York’—Urvashi Vaid changed American activism

Urvashi Vaid was ‘the most prolific LGBTQ organiser in history’; her peers describe her as a prophet of the LGBTQ movement. It all began at an anti-Vietnam War rally she attended at 11.

53% of Indians are accepting of same-sex marriage, finds global survey by Pew Research

It's 'developed, Western European countries' that show highest acceptance of legalising same-sex marriage, but India is among exceptions, finds survey.

‘Love is love’ vs ‘assault on family’: Constitution bench takes up pleas on same-sex marriage today

Court will take up 12 pleas — 2 filed in the SC, and 10 others in high courts — that seek legal recognition for same-sex marriage. Modi govt has opposed demand as ‘elitist view’.

SC walks the talk on LGBTQIA+ inclusivity, sets up gender-neutral loos, revamps online portal for advocates

SC considering broadening scope of Gender Sensitization & Internal Complaints Committee. Changes come after lawyer Rohin Bhatt wrote to CJI to end 'discrimination against queer community'.

No political posters, no ‘bhakt’ bashing — queer group’s rules for Mumbai pride parade

Mumbai’s Color Positive Foundation is holding its first pride march on 28 January. But other top LGBTQI+ organisations like Humsafar Trust and Azaadi Mumbai have kept a distance.

SubscriberWrites: Sushil Modi’s stance on same-sex marriage is not supported by facts

The Hindu religion based on which his party runs its political business, acknowledges not just same sex relationships but also marriage, writes Raj Gopinathan.

SC transfers all pending pleas before different high courts on same-sex marriages to itself

The bench asked the counsel for the Centre to ensure that no petitioner is left out and details of all the petitions are incorporated in the compilations to be made.

Delhi University is the new battleground for queer students—stigma, suppression and suicide

At Hindu College, Zakir Husain College, Jesus and Mary College, and Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, the demands of students for a queer collective are met with resistance, ignorance, indifference, and even threats by authorities.

On Camera

Banning RMGs could end up like Bihar’s prohibition. Poor will suffer most

India should build on regulatory architecture instead of driving consumers into the shadows. The real choice is not between prohibition and inaction, but between regulation and chaos.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?