The coronavirus is giving the opportunity to regimes and politicians around the world to roll back the clock on LGBTQ rights, with little challenge. And in India, the coronavirus crisis is far from ...

Section 377 has been challenged anew by a bevy of LGBT persons across ages, caste, incomes and religion. What does this imply for the community? July 8, 2001 is burnt into Arif Jafar’s mind. The ...

Looking the other way: India’s LGBT community campaigned for privacy. sound_of_sight Prompting international outrage, the Supreme Court of India has overturned a “reading-down” of the notorious ...

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday decriminalized consensual sex with members of the same sex by ruling [judgment, PDF] that part of Section 377 [text] of the Indian Penal Code violated ...

Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. The decision by the Supreme Court to review its 2013 judgment setting aside the Delhi High ...

The Supreme Court of India has sought a response from the Central Government on pleas challenging the Indian Penal Code’s Section 377, which criminalises homosexuality. The top court had said on ...

When the rest of the world commemorated the anniversary of the Stonewall Inn movement in late-June with pride marches through the week (and the month), India was not left behind. While some cities ...