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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
TopicQueer community

Topic: Queer community

SC’s same-sex marriage verdict will ‘push queer Indians to lead dishonest lives’, says review petition

Petition filed by four members of queer community lays out arguments against SC’s 17 October verdict which held that right to marry was not fundamental.

Jain monks defined sexualities as kinds of fire. Queer desire was called most intense

Devdutt Pattanaik's 'Bahubali: 63 Insights into Jainism' delves into the many teachings and stories of the Jain faith.

‘Equal rights to equal love’ — where CJI & Justice Kaul disagreed with majority on same-sex marriage

Both advocated for right to form ‘unions’ for non-heterosexual couples, State's recognition of 'entitlements that flow from such a relationship' & adoption rights for queer couples.

Bending stereotypes on the dance floor—how the queer community is bringing voguing to Mumbai

The dance form was created in the 1980s by the Latino and Black queer community in New York. It has transcended space and time to become a symbol of expression and resistance.

‘To create a space for ourselves’: Art, identity & hope at IIT Bombay’s first queer fest

The festival was organised on campus over Friday, Saturday and Sunday by the institute’s queer resource group, Saathi, and had ‘40-50 people present at every programme’.

Quiz on gender, talks on same-sex marriage & adoption rights: IIT-B to hold its 1st queer fest this weekend

Following in footsteps of its Delhi & Chennai counterparts, IIT-Bombay to organise 'Rangavali', an effort to make campus 'a safe space for students of all genders & sexual identities'.

‘Should I’ve done it?’ Kerala trans groups anxious after botched-up sex surgeries, suicides

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.

National Medical Commission bans ‘Conversion Therapy’, calls it professional misconduct

Conversion therapy is a practice that queer people are subjected to in order to ‘cure them’. NMC told Madras HC it had issued a notification banning the practice last month.  

JK Rowling has always been tone-deaf. Just look at the Harry Potter Universe

One look at Rowling’s Harry Potter franchise can tell you how embarrassingly undiverse it is — afterthought postscript revelations about characters do not count.

Why don’t Indians have a problem when heterosexuals have oral sex—even though 377 bans it?

Remember that Section 377 doesn’t criminalise ‘gay sex’ — it is the product of a homophobic mindset that targets queer people.

On Camera

Climate change doesn’t just affect poor people, farmers. Cities and banks aren’t safe either

In India, only 17% of public sector banks and 25% of private sector banks claimed to have an internal strategy for integrating climate risks into their risk management framework.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.