On a muggy July afternoon in 1999, 15 people gathered at Park Circus Maidan in the heart of Kolkata dressed in bright yellow T-shirts that said Friendship Walk on one side and ‘Walk into People’s Heart’ on the reverse. read more

The news emerged just after Taiwan’s parliament legalised same-sex marriage last week in a landmark first for Asia, placing the island at the vanguard of the region’s burgeoning gay rights movement. read more

The institute found Washington, D.C., had the highest percentage of LGBT people at 9.8% and North Dakota had the lowest at 2.7%. read more

Memory cafes - found across the world - are a vital resource for older people with dementia, especially those at risk of loneliness or isolation. At the Rainbow Memory Cafe, for instance, the therapy is based on different shared experiences such as coming... read more

Three years after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that gave same-sex couples the right to marry nationwide , a patchwork of outdated state laws governing who can be a legal parent presents obstacles for many LGBTQ couples who start a family, lawyers... read more

A 14-year-old girl was chained to the wall and violently raped by a man who her family forced her to marry after discovering that she was a lesbian. read more

If you are lesbian, gay or bisexual, you may be at greater risk of substance abuse, in the form of marijuana, nicotine and alcohol, says new research by Oregon State University. read more

Gay sex among consenting adults is not an offence, the Supreme Court ordered on Thursday, reading down a British-era section 377 of the penal code that penalises people for their sexual orientation. read more

Section 377 was read down by the Delhi HC in 2009, sparking effusive celebrations across the country but the Supreme Court overturned this verdict, and reinstated the law. read more

The Supreme Court on Thursday pronounced its much-awaited verdict on a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of section 377 of the IPC which criminalises consensual gay sex. read more

Sathyasri Sharmila waited for over a decade before feeling confident enough to register with Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP). read more

Peaceful parades took place across European cities including the capitals of Italy, Greece, Latvia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland. read more

Athens Pride 2018 is a week-long celebration of the Greek city’s same-sex history and will feature bike rides, street parties, parades and awareness seminars. read more

A petition by 20 IITians has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging Section 377 on grounds that it violates Articles 14, 15, 16, 19, and 21 of the Constitution. read more

According to a new study, women who identify as lesbian and bisexual have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. read more