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Rock Band ‘The 1975’ banned from Malaysia after criticism of anti-LGBT laws and an on-stage kiss between members Matty Healy and Ross MacDonald

OpIndia Staff - 22 July, 2023

Malaysia is a Muslim-dominated conservative country where homosexuality is considered a crime and punishable by 20 years in jail

News Reports

Hindu girl’s family alleges Muslim partner’s family forced daughter to convert to Islam: Delhi HC provides protection to an interfaith lesbian couple

OpIndia Staff - 3 June, 2023

An interfaith same-sex couple is given protection by the Delhi High Court against threats from their families

News Reports

United States embassy in Pakistan condemned by Islamists for supporting LGBT rights, gets warned not to disrespect Islamic principles

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2022

Many Pakistanis called the US embassy's support for LGBT rights a blatant disregard for Pakistani laws and values.

News Reports

NCPCR writes to CBFC and UNICEF India seeking details about 8 short films on same-sex relations to be screened in schools

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2021

NCPCR takes cognizance of report that 8 films on same-sex relations will be screened in schools in Kolkata, writes to CBFC and UNICEF India

Entertainment

China censors bits from ‘Friends: The Reunion’ featuring BTS, Lady Gaga and gay fans

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2021

These celebrities and artists are accused of offending China, because of which their snippets were removed from Friends: The Reunion episode

Godrej, a deeply problematic association with anti-Hindu, anti-India elements and the silencing of a Dharmic LGBTQIA+ activist

Nupur J Sharma - 19 February, 2020

A Dharmic LGBTQIA+ activist, Mr Gopi Shankar Madurai was de-platformed from an LGBTQIA+ event because he was not anti-India

Culture and History

Dear fellow LGBTQ members, this was a hate parade, not a pride march

Mohit Gulati - 30 November, 2018

As a proud homosexual man I can safely say that we as a society, irrespective of our political ideologies, caste, creed and religion, we should be subtle in our outlook and approach.

Law

Mizoram : Leaders of 14 Churches reject Supreme Court order order on Section 377

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2018

Certain minority groups have severely criticised the Supreme Court's judgement to scrap controversial Section 377.

Law

‘Jesus will arrive to punish’ shouted a Christian pastor on the recent SC judgement decriminalising homosexuality

OpIndia Staff - 11 September, 2018

The recent judgement declaring the legality of Homosexual relationships has not received well by certain sections

Opinions

IPC Section 377: So what is really against the order of nature?

Murali KV - 5 September, 2018

With the courts declaring that the lordships will deliver their verdict on Section 377 tomorrow, one can only hope sense prevails

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