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Greek parliament on Thursday approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, making history as the first majority Christian Orthodox country and the first in southeast Europe to do so. The legislation, which also recognizes adoption rights for gay couples, faced strong opposition from the powerful Greek church, religious groups and some politicians. Several members of the…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in Nigeria are using the country’s same-sex prohibition law to target the LGBTQ+ community while ignoring abuses against them, rights groups and lawyers say, in the wake of fresh mass arrests of gay people. Nigeria is one of more than 30 of Africa’s 54 countries where homosexuality is…
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Tuesday refused to legalize same-sex marriages, passing the responsibility back to Parliament in a ruling that disappointed campaigners for LGBTQ+ rights in the world’s most populous country. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud also urged the government to uphold the rights of the queer community and end discrimination against…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+ Catholics are on the agenda. The Vatican on Monday published a letter Francis wrote to the cardinals on…
Canada updated its U.S. travel advisory on Tuesday, warning Canadians traveling to the U.S. to be cautious due to state laws and policies targeting LGBTQ people. The “Laws and Culture” section of Canada’s U.S. travel advisory provides information on dual citizenship, drugs, cannabis and other relevant topics for Canadian travelers visiting the U.S. The website…
While talking about his journey, Karan Johar revealed that he used to be labelled as a ‘pansy’ in a demeaning manner. Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar, recently, talked about the past and revealed how he pretended to be in love with a girl for a long time. On the YouTube show Be A Man Yaar, hosted…
KAMPALA (Reuters) – A 20-year-old man has become the first Ugandan to be charged with “aggravated homosexuality”, an offence punishable by death under the country’s recently enacted anti-gay law, prosecutors and his lawyer said. Defying pressure from Western governments and rights organisations, Uganda in May enacted one of the world’s harshest laws targeting the LGBT…
The man who is fighting the case on behalf of Sushmita Sen (Gauri) in Taali Bigg Boss narrator Vijay Vikram Singh. Sushmita Sen’s new web series Taali, which revolves around the life of Gauri Sawant’s life, has received positive response from the viewers. The 6 episode series features Sushmita Sen as Gauri. But do you…
Sushmita Sen is a proud mom as her daughter Renne ‘graces her voice’ to render the powerful mantra Mahamrityunjaya Mantra in Taali trailer. Proud mother Sushmita Sen, on Wednesday, took to Instagram and penned an emotional note as her daughter Renee lent her voice to the trailer of her upcoming series Taali which revolves around…