Posts Tagged ‘gay rights’

The Myth Of Rational Homophobia And Irrational Homosexuality

Sunday, September 6, 2009 1:27 By Anna

There is no rest, no respite. Since the Delhi HC verdict decriminalising homosexuality not a day goes by without someone throwing a tantrum and demanding the return of the infuriating law; it appears the homophobic of this country are even more obsessed with homosexuality than the LGBTs! The most interesting thing about these oppositions are [...]

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Amul, The Taste Of India, Comes Out Of The Closet!

Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:24 By Anna

 
With the Delhi High Court’s decision to legalise homosexuality, it has become hard for anyone to differentiate between those who truly believe in the cause and the fakers who are jumping into the bandwagon for their 15 minutes of fame. Perhaps, the fear is mere paranoia and well-wishers of the LGBT community are now making [...]

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Bhag Bombay Bhag! Gay Rights Celebratory Run This Sunday

Saturday, July 11, 2009 0:51 By Anna

The 2nd of July this year became more than just another date for a number of individuals when the Delhi high court read down the feared and highly loathed section 377 of the IPC which penalised homosexuality. Although the details of this commendable act seem hazy still, it has not stopped the LGBT community from [...]

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Homosexuality Legalized in India

Thursday, July 2, 2009 8:24 By Rajeev Saxena

In a landmark decision, Delhi High Court today legalized homosexuality in India, thereby giving a happy ending to the long struggle of the gay community and gay rights activists. While ruling against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), that considered homosexual relations as a crime, the courts today gave their stamp of approval [...]

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No Bachelorette Parties in Chicago bar Cocktail

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 16:36 By MB

No Bachelorette Parties in Chicago bar Cocktail
There are a couple of bars the bride to be and her ladies normally visit just before the big day, hoping to enjoy a grope free night and to avoid a constant volley of cheesy pick up lines in straight bars. A word of caution to such ladies before [...]

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Gay Rights Campaign Back on California Streets

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 21:05 By Madhuri Katti

After Obama’s great equality speeches about LGBT rights it is indeed unfortunate that California Supreme Court should do a U turn on gay marriages. On Tuesday, much to the dismay of all LGBT activists it upheld Proposition 8 and put a ban on gay marriages. Only solace was it did not nullify some 18,000 gay [...]

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Oscar 2009: Sean Penn Wins Best Actor Award

Monday, February 23, 2009 10:58 By Jaiyant Cavale

Sean Penn won the Best Actor award for his role in Milk and why not! Sean Penn is one of the most respected and talented actors around and James Franco’s role in Milk is quite great too! In fact, it was a surprise win for Sean Penn and most expected Brad Pitt to win. It [...]

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Pope Condemns Homosexuality In Christmas Speech

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 23:49 By Anna

If Christmas is the season of loving and giving, then the Pope must be celebrating some concocted evil festival of his own making today. The Pope’s annual Christmas address to cardinals at the Vatican this time was so rife with anti-gay sentiments that even religious authorities within Churches are frowning with disappointment.
It appears that the [...]

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Apple Turns Pink with Pride!

Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:19 By Anna

California may have given its citizens the right to same sex marriages over four months ago, but the war isn’t really over. Proposition 8 is a counteractive proposal to eliminate this right in an attempt to keep the holy sanctimony of marriage strictly between a man and a woman.
With Proposition 8 rousing emotions to breaking [...]

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