Lesbians

Adhila Nasarin and Fathima Noora—a lesbian couple who legally battled Kerala High Court to live together and were granted their fundamental right—have officially entered Bigg Boss Malayalam 7, stepping in as a single contestant duo to break stereotypes and inspire change.

VIP Industries’ Radhika Piramal: ‘The most fundamental discrimination I face is that my marriage is not legally recognised in India’

VIP Industries' Ltd executive director and vice-chairperson Radhika Piramal on coming out, LGBTQIA+ community's right to marry and how homosexuality is not a Western import.

India abstains as UN creates post on sexual orientation

In a 23-18 vote with six abstentions, the 47-member Human Rights Council yesterday called for the creation of a three-year position for an independent expert to look into wrongdoing against gays, lesbians and transgender people.

Government clarifies: we don't oppose homosexuality

The Union Home Ministry on Thursday seems to have goofed up in the Supreme Court during the hearing on decriminalization of homosexuality. Government sources said that the Additional Attorney General read out an earlier stand by the government instead of the latest in the apex court.