May 21, 2020 01:44 PM IST This means that employees can now declare LGBT+ partner as an eligible beneficiary under the Bank’s medical reimbursement policy
Sep 06, 2019 07:05 PM IST On the one hand, clamour for civil and political rights have emboldened the closeted and initiated behavioral change in the society; but on the other, the social change is yet not backed by legislative change
Mar 19, 2019 12:36 PM IST The announcement was made by Prijith -- the founder of Queerythm, an organisation working to ensure the welfare of sexual and gender minorities – on Queer Pride Day.
Nov 30, 2018 11:22 AM IST More than 900,000 of Nepal's roughly 26-million population identify as a sexual minority, according to LGBT rights group Blue Diamond Society.
Sep 17, 2018 12:29 PM IST From dancing in bars to begging in trains, she did it all to earn a living despite having a Master’s in Business Administration. Her only crime was to be born as a man.
Sep 07, 2018 07:07 PM IST Section of the hospitality industry which exclusively cater to the community feels it would be easier for them to do business now. Doubling of business is on the cards-LGBT tour operators
Sep 06, 2018 05:42 PM IST The SC on Thursday unanimously decriminalised part of the 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the IPC which criminalises consensual unnatural sex, saying it violated the rights to equality.
Sep 06, 2018 05:10 PM IST The constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra termed the part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises consensual unnatural sex as irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary.
Jul 13, 2018 08:18 PM IST The next time the rainbow flag unfurls at a Pride parade, you'll know exactly what it means
Aug 26, 2017 10:47 AM IST Properties and travel companies that exclusively serve the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community are becoming a trend now.
Jun 17, 2017 04:09 PM IST Inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Kochi Metro is India's first metro service for a tier-II city.
Dec 14, 2016 08:16 PM IST Indian-American PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has joined Donald Trump's Strategic and Policy Forum that aims to assist the president-elect in implementing his economic agenda, the presidential transition team said today.
Jun 29, 2016 01:08 PM IST A bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and Ashok Bhushan said the matter will be listed before a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India for appropriate orders.
Feb 07, 2016 05:51 PM IST "I am not proud of the manner in which my industry portrays the LGBTQ community," Imran Khan said participating in a panel discussion on "LGBTQ Rights in India" at the annual India Conference 2016 organized by the Indian students of the Harvard University last evening.
Feb 04, 2016 09:51 PM IST The Art of Living founder who has also been campaigning for women's right, specially to enter some of the temples in South India says sexual orientation is an individual preference, which should be respected.
Jan 09, 2014 01:17 PM IST After the Supreme Court verdict criminalising homosexuality, there is anger. And there is love. And it is this love that is going to make sure that the battle against discrimination continues. We are not going gentle into the good night
Feb 23, 2012 02:42 PM IST 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.
Jan 29, 2012 11:02 AM IST When Thomas Roth first visited India, he was often asked about his wife and children -- questions he would try to evade.
Jul 02, 2011 09:35 AM IST Parmesh Shahani recounts the small changes that are happening in the Indian workplace. But this change in mindsets needs one prerequisite: Gay employees need to come out.
