London: The owners of a hotel in Britain who refused a gay couple a double room acted unlawfully, a court has ruled. According to the Daily Telegraph, Peter and Hazelmary Bull were breaking the law when they denied Martyn Hall and his civil partner Steven Preddy a room at their hotel in Cornwall in September 2008, the ruling said. Judge Andrew Rutherford made the ruling in a written judgment at...
05:38 PM, Jan 18, 2011
New Delhi: Filmmaker Onir, who once again explores homosexuality in his upcoming film I Am, is upset with the way homosexuals are portrayed in Bollywood, making them objects of laughter. "The community of homosexuals is presented in such a way that people laugh at them. That's not fair; they are also human beings. It is important to show some respect for them," Onir told in an interview. Onir has been...
07:29 PM, Jan 12, 2011
Beijing: In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in China, a court has convicted a man for raping his male colleague and sentenced him to one year in jail. Zhang Hua, 42, a security guard at Haosha Sports Centre in Beijing was accused of raping 18-year-old Li Jun (name changed) on May 9 last year in the company's dormitory, inflicting minor injuries on Li. Zhang,...
08:29 PM, Jan 05, 2011
London: The Delhi High Court's landmark judgement to de-criminalise homosexuality in India is expected to have a massive impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS - specifically because men who have sex with men, also called MSMs, are at high risk of infection. Ahead of the landmark judgement Justice AP Shah said, "What happens is that MSMs are not prepared to come forward, and disclose their status because they are really...
11:08 AM, Dec 02, 2010
New Delhi: Debutant director Sanjay Sharma's movie Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun, which deals with homosexuality and was slated to release this Friday, has been postponed for a Diwali outing due to protests by right-wing groups. Starring newcomers Kapil Sharma and Yuvraj Parashar in lead roles, the movie invited the ire of the youth unit of a right wing party recently. The protesters allegedly sent threats to the makers of the...
02:52 PM, Oct 28, 2010
Admittedly, R. Raj Rao’s
Hostel Room 131 marks my first tryst with queer literature. I succumb to its intriguing tale of lust and love, like any first-timer would. Very curious, a wee bit appalled and just a little enthralled. The story of Bombay-born Siddharth and Belgaum small-towner Sudhir: young boys who turn yaars in a Pune hostel room,
Hostel Room 131, is as delectable as it’s disgusting. While the hostel...
07:59 AM, Aug 25, 2010
The professor was found dead just four days after the Allahabad High Court revoked his suspension. ...
11:21 PM, Apr 08, 2010
CNN-IBN spoke to the Professor and tried to gauge the public opinion. ...
12:40 PM, Feb 22, 2010
Hyderabad is now fast joining Delhi and Mumbai as a surrogacy hub. ...
03:44 PM, Feb 21, 2010
AMU professor video taped having consensual sex inside his home. ...
10:34 AM, Feb 20, 2010
Muslim Law Board says gay sex poses a threat to Indian society and culture. ...
01:29 PM, Feb 01, 2010
Profit to be made from openly homosexual people in India. ...
04:54 PM, Nov 18, 2009
Homosexuality is a reality, gays entitled to a dignified life; says the actor activist. ...
03:06 AM, Sep 18, 2009
The Govt won't challenge Delhi HC judgement legalising homosexuality. ...
01:53 AM, Sep 18, 2009
Indian tour cos hope to exploit the two trillion dollars market for gay tourists. ...
11:50 AM, Sep 06, 2009
The Centre has washed it hands off the debate on Section 377. ...
09:02 AM, Sep 02, 2009
I-View film festival is trying to create awareness about gender inequality. ...
06:00 PM, Aug 31, 2009
SC on Monday declined to stay the High Court judgement dated July 2 this year. ...
05:51 PM, Aug 17, 2009
As many as 73 pc Indians feel homosexuality should be made illegal. ...
07:34 AM, Aug 16, 2009
State of the Nation survey uncovers several disturbing truths. ...
07:49 AM, Aug 11, 2009
