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Saju Mathews, a medical analyst for CNN, opened up about his escape from an arranged marriage in a recent Pride Month post.
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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.
February 20 2023 2:00 PM
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.
February 16 2022 12:30 PM
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.
December 21 2021 3:20 PM
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.
September 13 2021 2:19 PM
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.
May 05 2021 6:35 PM
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.
October 16 2020 3:04 PM
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.
February 19 2020 3:46 PM
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.
December 05 2019 11:46 AM
Indian Sprinter Dutee Chand Is First Major Athlete to Come Out There
A champion in the 100-meter sprint, Chand said she felt free to speak about her female partner since India decriminalized sex between same-sex couples just last year.
May 20 2019 11:16 AM
12 Pride Pics From a Newly Decriminalized India
This year Pride in India is being celebrated with no masks, and more freedom then ever before.
February 04 2019 4:32 PM
Bollywood’s First Lesbian Film Opens To Raves
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (How I Felt When I Saw A Girl) is the first mainstream Bollywood film about a same-sex romance.
February 01 2019 11:04 AM
Great 2018 News: Love (Well, Sex) Wins in India
A Colonial-era law is struck down in a decision with huge implications for the populous nation's LGBTQ community.
December 25 2018 3:42 PM
Indian Lake Drained After HIV-Positive Woman Drowns In It
Against the advice of officials and the knowledge of scientists, villagers demanded the 32-acre lake be emptied.
December 07 2018 2:28 PM
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.
November 08 2018 1:11 PM
Indian Police Arrest Lesbian for Rejected Partner's Suicide
Authorities blame a young woman's death on her girlfriend.
October 01 2018 4:02 PM
U.N. Head Pledges Support for LGBTI Rights
Antonio Guterres is the first U.N. secretary-general to address the body's LGBTI Core Group.
September 28 2018 4:48 PM
India's LGBTQ Victory Is a Beacon of Hope for the World
Krishna Omkar, an out lawyer, reflects on the historic importance of the Indian Supreme Court decision repealing the ban on gay sex.
September 10 2018 6:31 AM
India's High Court Topples 157-Year-Old Gay Sex Ban
The British Colonial-era law against gay sex is finally struck down, a huge victory for India's enormous LGBTQ population.
September 06 2018 10:48 AM