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Track the rapid shifts in LGBTQ+ rights in India, featuring news on legal battles, cultural representation, and the growing queer movement.

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A royal love story: India's first out gay prince and his American husband

Discover the powerful love story of Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil and Prince DeAndre Richardson, who are breaking barriers and fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in India.

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Gaya International Airport will keep 'GAY' code, despite conservative push to change it

India's Supreme Court Reinstates Sodomy Ban

The nation's highest court declared that sex acts between consenting adults of the same sex are once again illegal in India.

It's Complicated: LGBT India Since 2003

For India and LGBT rights, it's three steps forward and two steps back.

A Transgender Modeling Agency Is Opening — in India

The new documentary Hijra shows opportunities emerging for trans women in one of the world's largest nations.

This CNN Analyst broke off an arranged marriage. Now, he's celebrating Pride Month

Saju Mathews, a medical analyst for CNN, opened up about his escape from an arranged marriage in a recent Pride Month post.

LGBTQ+ Relationships Are Finally Getting the Bollywood Rom-com Treatment

Though taboo relationships have been a favorite subject of Indian filmmakers, few mainstream Hindi films have explored romance between LGBTQ+ characters — until now.

Here’s What To Do If You’re Bit By a Cobra

Gang Who Lured and Robbed Men on Grindr Arrested in India

As many as 20 queer men were targeted, assaulted, and robbed by the gang using the gay hookup app.

Indian Gay Couple's Marriage Vows Come With Call for Recognition

Abhay Dange and Supriya Chakraborty have shared pictures of the ceremony online and say they "hope to live in a world with no closets." Their country does not legally recognize their marriage.

How LGBTQ+ Life Has Changed in One of the World's Mega Nations

When India legalized gay sex three years ago, it was a harbinger.

James Williams, American Gay Activist Working in India, Dies of COVID

Williams had pitched TV shows to producers in India in hopes of improving LGBTQ+ representation in the nation.

Sunil Gupta's Exhibit Spans Five Decades of Rare Queer Images

Sunil Gupta’s socially engaged practice has focused on themes of identity, family, race, migration, and the complexities and taboos of sexuality.

Bollywood's First Gay Rom-Com Fights India's Homophobia

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (Be Extra Careful About Marriage), coming out Friday, is challenging stigma with comedy.

India’s Transgender Rights Law Isn’t Worth Celebrating

Solely linking transition with surgery is wrong on so many fronts, writes Kyle Knight of Human Rights Watch.

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The nation's highest court declared that sex acts between consenting adults of the same sex are once again illegal in India.

For India and LGBT rights, it's three steps forward and two steps back.

The new documentary Hijra shows opportunities emerging for trans women in one of the world's largest nations.

Discover the powerful love story of Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil and Prince DeAndre Richardson, who are breaking barriers and fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in India.

Saju Mathews, a medical analyst for CNN, opened up about his escape from an arranged marriage in a recent Pride Month post.

Though taboo relationships have been a favorite subject of Indian filmmakers, few mainstream Hindi films have explored romance between LGBTQ+ characters — until now.

As many as 20 queer men were targeted, assaulted, and robbed by the gang using the gay hookup app.

Abhay Dange and Supriya Chakraborty have shared pictures of the ceremony online and say they "hope to live in a world with no closets." Their country does not legally recognize their marriage.

When India legalized gay sex three years ago, it was a harbinger.

Williams had pitched TV shows to producers in India in hopes of improving LGBTQ+ representation in the nation.

Sunil Gupta’s socially engaged practice has focused on themes of identity, family, race, migration, and the complexities and taboos of sexuality.

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (Be Extra Careful About Marriage), coming out Friday, is challenging stigma with comedy.

Solely linking transition with surgery is wrong on so many fronts, writes Kyle Knight of Human Rights Watch.