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Study: Pandemic eats into LGBTQ representation on network TV
AP, New York
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 02:54 PM IST
LGBTQ and gender inclusiveness on television has retreated slightly this season due to delays and shutdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fashion designer Shaine Soni shares her journey from Delhi studio to bring crowned Miss Trans Queen India 2020
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Zarafshan Shiraz | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 20, 2020 05:42 PM IST
From making clothes for her Barbie dolls to having her own label, Nude and recently winning the Miss Trans Queen India 2020 pageant, Shaine Soni spills the beans on her journey and about the fashion world bringing her comfort and acceptance
And they came out: Hollywood stars open up about identifying with LGBTQ+
By Compiled by Shreya Mukherjee | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 11, 2020 01:21 PM IST
Hollywood celebrities Lili Reinhart, Jameela Jamil, DJ Qualls, Rick Cosnett, Rosario Dawson, Rebecca Black, Tinashe and Ben Aldridge, among others, revealed their sexuality this year and also voiced support towards LGBTQ community.
Positive news alert: Karnataka’s first trans-woman doctor, Trinetra, shares her inspiring journey
By Zarafshan Shiraz | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 05:29 PM IST
From self harming to channelising all her energy towards studies, Karnataka’s first trans-woman surgeon, Dr Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju’s inspiring journey teaches a lesson on self worth, empathy and awareness and that is all the positive vibe we need to take us through the rest of the week
Violation of free speech? Florida bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children voided by US appeals court
By Reuters | Posted by: Alfea Jamal | Florida
UPDATED ON NOV 21, 2020 10:00 AM IST
A divided federal appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional two south Florida laws that banned therapists from offering conversion therapy to children struggling with their sexual orientation or gender identity. Conversion therapy aims to change people’s sexual orientations or gender identities.
Lee Hsien Loong welcomes LGBTQ people in Singapore Tech Forum, calls them ‘valued members of society’
By Bloomberg | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
UPDATED ON NOV 19, 2020 05:38 PM IST
Contrary to his government’s resistance, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at Tech Forum that LGBTQ people were welcome in the country as they are ‘valued members of society’
Delhi HC asks Centre to respond to plea seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages
By Richa Banka | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 19, 2020 01:26 PM IST
Four members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex community filed the plea in September saying there is nothing in the Hindu Marriage Act that mandated that a marriage can take place only between a Hindu man and a Hindu woman
Hungary government drafts gay adoption ban, calls for children to be raised with a Christian interpretation of gender roles
By Reuters | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz | Budapest
UPDATED ON NOV 12, 2020 11:09 AM IST
While protests take a backseat amid Covid-19, Hungary government drafts bill to ban adoption by same-sex couples and proposes a constitutional amendment requiring children to be raised with a Christian interpretation of gender roles
LGBT+ rights: New York City’s Ritchie Torres-Mondaire Jones become first gay Black men elected to US Congress
By Reuters | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz | New York
UPDATED ON NOV 06, 2020 10:52 AM IST
‘LGBTQ people of colour will have a seat at one of the most powerful tables, the United States Congress’: Ritchie Torres on being elected as US Congress’ first gay Black man, along with New York’s Mondaire Jones
Sexual, gender minorities much likelier to be victims of crime. Here’s why
By Associated Press | Posted by: Alfea Jamal | Phoenix
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2020 09:17 PM IST
The first study of its kind found that people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender non-conforming are nearly four times as likely to be victims of violent crime than those outside such communities.
Brazil LGBTQ group hides from coronavirus in Copacabana’s Casa Nem building
By Associated Press | Posted by: Alfea Jamal | Rio De Janeiro
UPDATED ON JUL 14, 2020 10:54 AM IST
The six-floor building is home to about 50 LGBTQ people riding out the pandemic behind closed doors. Self-imposed lockdown is one of few ways this traditionally marginalized group has found to minimize COVID-19 risks, while others remain vulnerable on the streets.
Even with US Supreme Court ruling, the workplace might still be unequal for LGBTQ workers
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Saumya Sharma | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 18, 2020 10:15 AM IST
In a 6-3 decision, the court had ruled Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, saying that federal law prohibited discrimination based on sex as well as race, colour, national origin and religion, also applies to gay and trans people.
US Supreme Court extends workplace protection to LGBTQ community
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON JUN 16, 2020 12:31 AM IST
It was a 6-3 decision by the US Supreme Court with Trump appointee Justice Neil Gorsuch writing the majority opinion.
US Supreme Court rules gay and lesbian people can sue for workplace bias
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Saumya Sharma | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2020 08:47 PM IST
The US Supreme Court rules gay and lesbian people can sue for workplace bias under landmark civil rights law.
Tata Steel asks LGBTQ+ employees to declare partners, avail HR benefits
By Debashish Sarkar | Hindusatan Times, Jamshedpur
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2019 08:48 AM IST
With its vision to provide equal opportunity to the employees, it has been an endeavour of the company to create an enabling workforce for all diverse groups, respecting and embracing the differences in the individuals, the steel maker said in a statement.
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PHOTOS: A glimpse of the InsideOut Art competition for LGBTQ+ artists in India
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2019 04:21 PM IST
Brunch bookmarks: How to become gender sensitive
By Arpita Das | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON NOV 02, 2019 10:20 PM IST
These five books will help understand the scope of genders and their intersections
Riverdale to receive award from gay rights education group for ‘groundbreaking storytelling about LGBTQ relationships
By Associated Press | Los Angeles
UPDATED ON SEP 10, 2019 03:27 PM IST
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network announced Monday that Riverdale will be honoured with its Gamechanger Award.
Lessons from a Queer Festival: Tanuja Chandra on why it may be more fun to be gay!
By Tanuja Chandra | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUL 13, 2019 11:35 PM IST
Parts of culture that harden into ‘the establishment’ and become a long accepted code to live by, are also somewhat dead
1 in 3 LGBTQ Indians finding love through dating apps: Survey
By Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 30, 2019 12:37 PM IST
The research showed that though the LGBTQ community is in pursuit of love, they are battling the problem of loving, marrying or parenting a child with the person they love.
‘LGBTQ community devoid of key rights’, reveals report
By Dhamini Ratnam | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 09, 2019 08:47 AM IST
The report, titled ‘Living With Dignity: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity-based Human Rights Violations in Housing, Work, and Public Spaces in India’, aims to assess the extent to which the government has been able to protect the human rights of LGBTQ persons, as well as offer policy recommendations to secure their rights.
Women’s Day for feminists: Here’s to women owning their days and nights
By Rehana Munir | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAR 02, 2019 09:36 PM IST
It’s liberating to drop the mask of being shiny, happy people at all times
New, and expanding, hues of the rainbow
By Poulomi Banerjee | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON FEB 12, 2019 06:14 PM IST
If you thought not all desires could be put in words, think again. The vocabulary of sexual orientations is growing and everyone ‘fits in’. Well, almost
Corporates come out with LGBTQ-friendly policies post SC verdict on section 377
By Yesha Kotak | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON OCT 15, 2018 12:58 PM IST
According to a World Bank report of 2016, India losses nearly $32 billion, or 1.7% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), to homophobia, which many companies seem to realise.
Devout and gay: Faith vs sexuality
By Dhamini Ratnam | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2018 01:14 PM IST
Members of the LGBTQ community face the challenge of reconciling sexual desire with practising their faith in the face of social, religious censure,
#GayStories A play that protests Section 377, and a mother’s candid confessions when her son “came out”
By Jamal Shaikh | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2018 12:00 PM IST
Both stories reflect how India is moving from tolerance to acceptance to pride
Decriminalising gay sex will do away with social stigma against LGBTQ: Supreme Court
By Bhadra Sinha | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 12, 2018 10:44 PM IST
The Supreme Court noted that the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) community faced stigma because of the criminality attached to consensual same-sex relationship under Section 377 of the IPC.
‘Section 377 validates violence against LGBTQ community’
By Rituparna Borah
UPDATED ON JUL 12, 2018 10:04 AM IST
Violence against queer women is a silent, often deadly effect of Section 377
Supreme Court to begin hearing pleas challenging gay sex law today
By Dhamini Ratnam | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 10, 2018 08:10 AM IST
A five-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will hear a clutch of petitions by 35 individuals challenging Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code on Tuesday.
All inclusive: Hotels, restaurants pledge to be LGBTQIA friendly
By Yesha Kotak | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUN 25, 2018 12:01 AM IST
The pledge comes three months after a Pune-based transgender individual was allegedly barred from entering a mall in Pune
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