Lgbtqi Rights

All you need to know about the SC's decision to reopen the Section 377 debate

So in terms of the fight against Section 377 nothing much has actually changed. What is hopeful though, is that the court has constituted a five-judge bench to look into the matter. Here's what you need to know.

Five things you need to know about today's SC hearing on Section 377

The original case on Section 377 was heard by two judges in 2013 in the Supreme Court which then dismissed the Delhi High Court ruling.

Section 377 makes criminals out of Pandian, Kokila and 2.5 mn LGBTs for their very existence, that’s why SC must revisit it

Section 377 has real repercussions on real people. People like you and I. People who have friends and families

What must be borne in mind about IPC's Section 377: Rapists, not homosexuals, are real threat to society

The argument in defence of Section 377 is crude and a load of nonsense. It has no legs to stand on. The passionate position that it must continue because otherwise India will turn into a playground of sexual perverts is just overstretched imagination.

First same-sex marriage rights case filed in China

A gay man in China has filed a lawsuit against officials for rejecting his marriage registration application, marking the country's first case defending the marriage rights of same-sex couples.

Out of the closet: Seoul National University elects first lesbian student body president

She is the first student president who came out of the closet in South Korea, a country that remains largely intolerant towards homosexuality.