At the first panel discussion of the festival, titled Morality and Sexuality, writer and sexuality educator Jaya Sharma addressed the conflict between ‘good’ queers and ‘bad’ queers.
Stigmatised by society & often excluded from LGBTQ spaces, queer people with disability struggle with a host of problems from inaccessibility & violence to lack of legal protection.
Britannia’s approach was notable for directly naming its competitor, Parle—a bold move that transformed the campaign into a conversation about potential industry-wide collaboration on inclusivity.
The discussion at the launch of ‘Deviants’ revolved around the theme of ‘Writing Queer Stories’ and the ideas of shame, pride, love, heartbreak, and self-knowledge that accompany it.
By not recognising same-sex marriage, the country is pushing competent homosexuals to migrate abroad, where they are afforded dignity in equal measure as any other citizen.
Petitoner Devu G had sought stay on Kerala HC order directing her same-sex partner to go in for counselling. Supreme Court has listed the matter for hearing on 17 February.
The Malayali trans community says that trans-friendly doctors exist in the state. But they all work at private hospitals and are difficult to hold accountable.
Since hearing a petition filed by a same-sex couple for police protection, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh has been working hard to outlaw conversion therapy, hold sensitisation programmes.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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