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Topic: Homosexuality

Mali’s military junta has made homosexuality a crime. Here’s what the new law says

Not only is same-sex practice now criminal and punishable by law in Mali, but anyone seen to be favourable to homosexuality can also be prosecuted.

Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people, Italian newspapers report

Francis, who is 87, has so far been credited with leading the Roman Catholic Church into taking a more welcoming approach towards the queer community.

Shakuntala Devi’s literary legacy went beyond numbers—homosexuality, caste, murder, astrology

The ‘human computer’ dazzled everyone with her ability to calculate faster than machines. But Shakuntala Devi wasn't all about mathematical wizardry or stage tricks.

How legal battle on same-sex marriage unfolded over the yrs — petitioners’ cases to govt’s objections

Through court hearings, an insight into LGBTQ+ community’s struggle for equal rights. Petitions challenge provisions of Special Marriage Act, Hindu Marriage Act & Foreign Marriage Act.

Iraq bans the usage of word ‘homosexuality’, asks media to use ‘sexual deviance’ instead

Term ‘gender’ has also been banned. Iraq does not explicitly criminalise gay sex but loosely defined morality clauses in its penal code have been used to target LGBT community.

‘Historic development’: Sri Lanka Supreme Court clears path to decriminalise homosexuality

LGBTQ+ rights activists in Sri Lanka have been campaigning for years to change the law. Homosexuality is still punishable by a prison sentence and a fine in the country.

Data shows robust democracies recognise same-sex unions, while authoritarian regimes don’t

Data analysed by ThePrint shows 88% of countries identified as 'full democracies' & 39 of 99 Christian-majority countries legally recognise same-sex marriages.

SC asks Modi govt to consider granting benefits to same-sex couples without recognising marriage

Solicitor general promised to assist court in addressing concerns of financial security of homosexual couples without without extending any legal backing to same-sex marriages.

‘Marriage not an absolute right, even between heterosexual couples,’ Centre tells SC 

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta also said the subject of extending legal recognition to same-sex marriages should 'better be left to the choice of the Parliament'. 

No data to back govt claim that same-sex marriage is ‘urban elitist’ concept, says SC

It may be that same-sex relationships are more urban in their manifestations because more people in urban areas are coming out of closet, says CJI Chandrachud.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.