President Barack Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions facing proposals to end long-held exclusions. The president's comments in a pre-Super Bowl interview on CBS come ahead of this week's meeting of the Boy Scouts' national executive board. ...
09:32 AM, Feb 04, 2013
Hundreds of gays, lesbians and transgenders marched on the streets of the capital on Sunday protesting discrimination against them and demanding their right to live a life of dignity. ...
06:40 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Kolkata: Thanks to Indian gay-tour operators, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community across the world is vying for India as the ultimate 'pink' tourist destination. "LGBT tourists want the same things as any traveller: to feel safe and welcome. India is becoming more popular with gay travellers since the high court decriminalized homosexuality in 2009. Feeling welcome is not only a reference to local hospitality, but also to...
12:08 PM, Nov 22, 2012
Kathmandu: Nepal will grant citizenship certificates to LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community, recognising their sexual orientation for the first time. Nepal's Home Ministry has issued directives to this effect. Now third-gender people will have separate head as "others" in their citizenship certificates, according to Home Ministry spokesperson Shankar Koirala. "We have already issued directives to the Ministry of Law to add the "others" head in all necessary forms, documents...
05:03 PM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: Pulling up the Centre for its "casual" approach on important issue of decriminalisation of homosexuality, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said it needs to be condemned. After going through various affidavits of the Government, a bench of Justices GS Singhvi and SJ Mukhopadhyay said the Centre has taken this case very casually. "They have taken this case very casually. This practice needs to be condemned and we are...
01:51 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Expressing displeasure for not furnishing details of homosexuals' population, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked for all relevant records from the Centre about LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people, including their number and the number of HIV-infected among them. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya said the data which was put before the Delhi High Court has not been placed here and...
01:39 PM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: In an embarrassing goof-up, the government on Thursday tied itself in knots in the Supreme Court by first disapproving decriminalisation of gay sex terming it as "highly immoral" and later taking a different line, drawing sharp criticism from the bench. In 2009, the gay community celebrated a landmark verdict by Delhi High Court for decriminilising gay sex in the country but three years later the government disapproved of...
10:15 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: The goof-up by the government over hearing on decriminalisation of homosexuality on Thursday has drawn sharp criticism from the Supreme Court. The Home Ministry first told the Supreme Court it opposes the decriminalisation of gay sex in the country by terming it as "highly immoral" and later took a different stand. The government sources said that the Additional Attorney General read out an earlier stand by the government ...
07:28 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Thursday seems to have goofed up in the Supreme Court during the hearing on decriminalization of homosexuality. Government sources said that the Additional Attorney General read out an earlier stand by the government instead of the latest in the apex court. The Home Ministry also later clarified and said that they have not taken any position on homosexuality. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) P...
02:24 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is expected to hear a petition challenging decriminalisation of homosexuality. The apex court has asked anti-gay groups to explain why they believe homosexual acts are against the 'order of nature'. Homosexuality should be seen in the context of changing society as many things which were earlier unacceptable have become acceptable with passage of time, the Supreme Court had observed on February 16. A bench of...
08:59 AM, Feb 22, 2012
The first same sex marriage in New York has taken place and 764 others grabbed their marriage licences in a lottery. ...
10:21 AM, Jul 25, 2011
Washington: President Barack Obama on Friday formally signed off on ending the ban on gays serving openly in the military, doing away with a policy that's been controversial from the day it was enacted and making good on his 2008 campaign promise to the gay community. The president joined Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Adm. Mike Mullen, the joint chiefs of staff chairman, in signing a notice and sending it...
03:02 AM, Jul 23, 2011
London: Pop diva Lady Gaga has offered to team up with the 'Goddess of Pop' Cher on a duet. Cher, 65, who is currently recording tracks for her upcoming album, admits being delighted after learning that Gaga and producer Red One had co-written a song for her, titled 'The Greatest Thing', reported Daily Star. "Just walked in from studio. Finished 1st track on new cd & 'Gaga' 'You Are The...
02:04 PM, Jul 17, 2011
Melbourne: Lady Gaga has been awarded honorary citizenship of Sydney for her support towards gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community. Sydney's Mayor Clover Moore has praised Gaga for using her "star power" to support the GLBT community, AAP reported. "Lady Gaga has been a powerful force for the gay and lesbian community in Sydney and we have a rare honour for people whose achievements embrace the ideals and spirit...
05:02 PM, Jul 12, 2011
New Delhi: Bollywood celebrities like Celina Jaitley and Onir, who are quite vocal about supporting India's gay community, are shocked at Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's comment that men having sex with men (MSM) is a "disease" and "unnatural". They feel he is "regressive". "Dear honourable Mr.Health Minister the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of diseases in 1990. I'm shocked 2 hear that R health minister wld...
04:36 PM, Jul 05, 2011
London: Singer Elton John and his partner David Furnish have reportedly become the first gay couple to be shortlisted for Britain's dad of the year award. Contactmusic.com reports they will compete against soccer star David Beckham and singer Rod Stewart. Australian singer Peter Andre - who took the title last year - has also been nominated, along with British pop star Gary Barlow. "Peter Andre, the reigning champion, has once...
08:32 PM, May 27, 2011
They have asked the Supreme Court to uphold a ruling that decriminalized homosexuality in 2009. ...
08:51 AM, Feb 10, 2011
They have asked the Supreme Court to uphold a ruling that decriminalized homosexuality in 2009. ...
08:51 AM, Feb 10, 2011
