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Hindu man weds Muslim trans woman in Dhaka temple. Bangladesh can’t pick what to fume over

Kolkata: Bangladesh’s national temple has come under the spotlight after it, perhaps unwittingly, hosted a marriage between a man and a transgender woman, setting...

Anuradha Paudwal has begun her second innings with homophobia. Don’t counter it with logic

After terrorising the stereo of my family’s Tata Indica throughout my childhood, the Bhajan Queen is now back to haunt my feed.

Indian drag scene is a messy place—and yet full of possibilities

There may be much more than money to blame for my inability to partake in drag, but I am not alone in feeling that the craft feels too inaccessible in India.

‘Assess the threat, protect’—HC to Patiala cops on delayed action after women in live-in seek protection

SSP had received representation from the 2 women on 14 May, seeking protection from their own family members, opposed to their relationship. But there was no action for over a week.

Safe access to HIV medication is wrapped in stigma. This non-profit is changing that

Getting quick access to PEP is important because the course must be started within 72 hours of a potential exposure to HIV to be effective. That's the gap the directory aims to fill.

India’s queer politics isn’t about Right vs Left. It’s a matter of privilege

If Right-wing gays and transpersons are a walking contradiction for those on the Left, the latter are far too militant for those on the Right.

How US Supreme Court win for Ohio woman could push US firms to rethink their LGBTQ-focused DEI policies

Marlean Ames claimed to have lost out on job opportunities because they were given to younger 'unqualified members' of the LGBTQ+ community.

‘Did not intend to:’ Pope Francis apologises for homophobic slur against LGBTQ community, says Vatican

Francis used the Italian term ‘frociaggine’, roughly translating as ‘faggotness’, while he told Italian bishops he was opposed to admitting gay people into priesthood.

Queer love and loss inspired Lord Byron’s poetry—his letters reveal it all

In Byron’s case, the most tantalising absence is the burning of his memoirs by the overzealous curators of his posthumous reputation – his sister, publisher, and friends.

‘Love the person, but hate the sin’: Nagaland Baptist Church denounces LGBTQ+ lifestyle and practices

Church council says LGBTQ+ lifestyle is against teachings of Christian faith, but says it's not against people who 'struggle with an LGBTQ+ lifestyle'.

On Camera

Iran can survive the war. But the cost of survival is changing

While the US military campaign couldn’t fetch strategic outcomes, the IRGC’s capacity to disrupt does not mean that Iran has escaped tne cumulative cost either.

NITI Aayog wants India to reimagine skilling, pitches ‘skills not degree’, training from Class 6

Federal think tank in its latest report maps India’s workforce and learners across five segments, reveals that fewer than one in 12 secondary schools currently offer vocational subjects.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman