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Sunday, October 12, 2025
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Topic: Queer

Tax terror and India’s same-sex couples

Even without entering the debate on marriage equality, India’s laws are already punishing same-sex couples in small and large ways that are rarely discussed.

Invisible in Pride & policy, queer people with disabilities live at the margins twice over

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.

From Mahabharata to Mughals—a queer play uses Indian elements to break the ‘for-elite’ norm

Love Beyond Love, directed by Yash Machhal and performed by Rangastra Theatre Group, captures the raw and painful journey of those who dare to seek love and acceptance in a society resistant to queer identities.

Ali Sethi gets ‘cancelled’ for coming out. But not all Pakistani fans see it as ‘strange’

The 'Pasoori' singer posted his childhood photo on Instagram with a caption that confirmed his sexual identity. Last year, he had rejected claims of being married to artist Salman Toor.

‘Not Dalit enough’: US anti-caste group issues statement in support of ‘Coming out as Dalit’ author

University of California (UC) Collective for Caste Abolition describes its cause as ‘pushing for caste abolition in, and beyond, the UC system’. It issued the statement earlier this month.

Letter to publishers of Yashica Dutt’s ‘Coming out as Dalit’ seeks review of title in new edition

New Delhi: A group of queer and/or Dalit people, including writers, editors and activists, has called for the publishers of author Yashica Dutt’s book...

Ujjain police SIT probes suicide of 16-yr-old queer makeup artist who was bullied on social media

Social media users & members of LGBTQIA community say Pranshu was subjected to online harassment over Instagram reel showing teen wearing a saree.

Queer entrepreneurs are claiming a new public place — Indian malls 

Queer Made Weekend, organised by Gaysi Family and Tinder India, showcased queer entrepreneurs, performers.

He or zie? Queer lawyer who asked CJI for pronouns in court slips seeks ‘truly equal citizenship’

Delhi lawyer Rohin Bhatt got 'death threats' after his letter to CJI came out in public domain. He sought inclusion of section in SC advocates' appearance slips for mentioning pronouns.

Grindr’s faceless queer profiles are sporting a new DP—nude Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh's devil-may-care attitude towards all actions challenging heteronormativity might explain his popularity among gay men, many from small towns.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.