Homosexuality

Germany, France join EU Commission's infringement proceedings against Hungary over anti-LGBT law

In mid-2022, the European Commission referred Hungary to the EU Court of Justice over a rule prohibiting the use of materials in schools that promote homosexuality and gender transition

Reforms, social justice and battle against sex abuse: A decade of Pope Francis as head of the Catholic Church

Pope Francis has implemented fundamental reforms of the Roman Curia including decentralising power, increasing transparency, and expanding roles for lay people and women. During his decade as Pope, he has worked for peace and reconciliation and has taken action against clerical child abuse

Czech footballer Jakub Jankto says coming out 'definitely a relief'

The 27-year-old Getafe winger, on loan at Czech top-flight side Sparta Prague, became the first active international player to announce he was gay on Monday.

‘Homosexuality not a crime’, says Pope Francis

Some 67 countries or jurisdictions worldwide criminalize consensual same-sex sexual activity, 11 of which can or do impose the death penalty, according to The Human Dignity Trust, which works to end such laws

Why India’s first openly gay advocate Saurabh Kirpal has not yet been appointed HC judge

The Supreme Court has once again backed Saurabh Kirpal for the Delhi High Court, saying that the appointment has been pending for five years. The Centre has rejected the recommendation several times citing the lawyer’s sexual orientation and the foreign nationality of his partner

FIFA World Cup 2022: How Qatar has shown liberalism is a weapon of mass distraction

How did Qatar manage a press freedom ranking of 119, when India was ranked much worse at 150? And in what sense is Al-Jazeera free?

From terror to burning lesbians’ genitals, Bengal’s Murshidabad shows demography is destiny

Muslim-majority Murshidabad is frequently in news for fatwas against music, lottery, or watching TV. In neighbouring Malda district with 51 percent Muslim population, local Muslims banned a girls’ football match in 2015 because they felt jerseys were too tight and un-Islamic for women

Love is Love: Cuba joins a growing list of nations that have legalised same-sex marriages

Cuba has voted to legalise same-sex marriages. From Switzerland to Taiwan, the list of nations giving rights to the LGBTQ+ community is growing

What are the ‘poisoned message toys’ that Saudi Arabia is cracking down on?

Authorities in the conservative kingdom have targeted items such as rainbow-coloured bows, skirts, hats and pencil cases, most of them manufactured for children. They said that these products 'contradict the Islamic faith and public morals and promote homosexual behaviour'

Reading RRR as queer: Ram Charan, Jr NTR's buddy film has all the trappings of a conventional heterosexual romance

All the markers of the traditional love story are given to the men of RRR — a meet cute, a musical interlude intensifying affection, the exchange of a protective thread, a conflict, a chasm, a reunion.