The coronavirus is giving the opportunity to regimes and politicians around the world to roll back the clock on LGBTQ rights, with little challenge. And in India, the coronavirus crisis is far from ...

Paul Boyce has received funding from the ESRC. Aniruddha Dutta has received research grants from the University of Minnesota to work with queer and trans-gender people in Eastern India as part of her ...

Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. The decision by the Supreme Court to review its 2013 judgment setting aside the Delhi High ...

When the rest of the world commemorated the anniversary of the Stonewall Inn movement in late-June with pride marches through the week (and the month), India was not left behind. While some cities ...

India's top court has struck down a colonial-era law that makes homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison — a landmark judgment that activists hope will improve gay rights in the country.

New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) Non consensual sex between same gender adults will invite penal liability under Section 377 of the IPC, the Supreme Court said Thursday while striking down a part of it which ...

A recent Madhya Pradesh High Court decision has revived a long under-examined question: can the marital rape exception under Section 375 IPC be used to defend a husband from prosecution ...

The Supreme Court on July 11 will resume hearing multiple pleas in favour of decriminalising Section 377 of IPC at around 2 pm. “Let court decide, leave decision to wisdom of court,” is the Centre’s ...

The picture is bleak for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in India. Many face harassment and bullying, and to avoid humiliation and violence they often skip classes or drop out of school ...