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Tuesday, November 11, 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

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.