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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicHomophobia

Topic: Homophobia

Anaya Bangar is at peace after transitioning. She now wants BCCI rulebook to acknowledge trans-people

Anaya Bangar says she had to ‘choose between giving up on cricket or giving up on myself’; adds that her parents are still coming to terms with how she looked and dressed.

Indian gay men are marrying straight women, breaking hearts. Coming out is too risky

One day, gay men do Madhuri's entire Maar Dala routine in the club, and the next, they’re ready to play Dr Nene.

Guardians of morality have breached Instagram. They’re now after queer youth who’re coming out

When such vile comments abound, it is natural that many queer youths active on social media may feel isolated and rejected.

Gyms are unsafe for gay men like me. Jeers, stares, and treadmill trauma

I don't want a hulking body; I want to be lean so I can wear a crop top. But my idea of fitness doesn’t match theirs.

How hip-hop learned to call out homophobia – or at least apologise for it

Hip-Hop has historically challenged racial discrimination and is now slowly evolving to address issues related to gender and sexuality.

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.

A gay student’s suicide in Faridabad terrifies me. Schools are not safe for queer children

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

HBO pulls ‘racist’ Gone with the Wind. Many Bollywood films haven’t aged well either

HBO removes Gone With The Wind amid Black Lives Matter protests, but Bollywood should also reflect on its own history of sexist, racist and homophobic films.

Shock and outrage won’t stop Indian parents forcing queer children into ‘conversion therapy’

Many were outraged when a bisexual Kerala woman was found dead after her parents forced her into ‘conversion therapy’. But it’s naive to think only our anger can change reality.

South Korea’s very successful testing strategy has a homophobia problem

The latest flare-up in South Korea, which curbed new cases through rapid testing, has emerged among the gay community, which has few legal protections.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.