Tag: India
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Time for the Sun to Set on the British Empire’s Homophobic Legacy
A common refrain of Victorian politicians was that the ‘sun never sets on the British Empire.’
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Indian Supreme Court re-criminalises same-sex activity
India’s Supreme Court today ruled to re-criminalise same-sex intercourse. This major human rights setback means citizens in the 1.2 billion nation can again be arrested and prosecuted on the basis of consensual same-sex activity.
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India Supreme Court Defies Human Rights, “Recriminalises” Love
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation condemns a ruling by India’s Supreme Court overturning a lower court’s decision that decriminalised same-sex relationships.
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India : Raid on gay party an act of moral policing, say activists
It’s like taking one step forward and two steps back.
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Bollywood’s 100-year kiss sparks debate on gay films
New Bollywood film “Bombay Talkies” is billed as a milestone not only for marking 100 years of Indian cinema – it is also one of the country’s few mainstream movies ever to have shown a gay kiss.
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Gays feel Bollywood must break the mould
For long, Bollywood has portrayed homosexuals as comic characters.