Many couples I spoke to were not even aware of their legal rights. That’s because laws don’t make much of a difference in the face of the deep social problems they battle.
'Effeminate' gestures and rude jokes have often been used on the show to typecast and stereotype gay men.
To tackle sexual assault and violence effectively, we need to free our laws of gender stereotypes.
The Apex Court has completely ignored the social reality of India. It has gone by its own abstract idea of freedom, equality and dignity.
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The Castaways | 17-minute read
It was about these sexual encounters where you didn't even get to see the face of the person, recounts Karthik Kalyanaraman, who is now a little less afraid of betrayal.
When people were looking for reasons to behead Sarmad, they didn’t find homosexuality a reason enough to punish him.
Whatever his personal beliefs, as the prime minister, the eloquent Mr Modi should have reacted to an important verdict by the country's Supreme Court.
The weeding out of this regressive law has come as a release for persons of alternative sexuality who form between seven and eight per cent of India's population.
A joke stops being funny when it's aimed at the oppressed.
Remembering Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi's 'comic' Maddy, we are just shuddering at the very thought.
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