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New Delhi, May 24 (JEN): A day after two men were publicly caned for having gay sex in Aceh, Indonesia, for a breach of Islamic Law, another Asian country is on the brink of history for legalising same sex marriages. more
Indonesia: Two gay men sentenced to 85 lashes by Sharia court

Aceh, May 18 (JEN): A Sharia court in Indonesia's Aceh province has sentenced two men to 85 lashes after finding them guilty of having gay sex, reports said.

Toronto Mayor favours continued funding for "Pride Toronto" LGBTQ march

Toronto, May 9 (IBNS/JEN): Pride Toronto, a not-for-profit organisation which celebrates Pride Toronto Parade (PTP), a ten-day event during the end of June each year to celebrate the diversi ...

147 films to screen at 8th KASHISH Mumbai LGBTQ film fest

Mumbai, Apr 26 (Just Earth News): South Asia's biggest and India's only mainstream LGBTQ film festival - KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival - returns for its eighth edition in ...

Power Publishers in association with Oxford Bookstore hosts the launch of 'Transformation'

Kolkata, April 17 (JEN): 'Transformation', a novel on gender dysphoria written by Jaya Rajgopalan was published at Oxford Bookstore in association with Power Publishers, a self -publishing ...

LGBTQ film The Pink Mirror breaks the ice over Netflix

Mumbai, Jan 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The much acclaimed and award winning drama film, ‘The Pink Mirror’ (Gulabi Aaina), the first Indian film to comprehensively focus on transsexuals in ...

Ban calls for continued efforts to secure equal rights for LGBT community

New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged the international community to continue working for equal rights and fair treatment for l ...

Indian LGBT film on Sec 377 ‘Breaking Free’ to screen at historic theater in Toronto

Mumbai, Aug 9 (justearthnews): Indian filmmaker and activist Sridhar Rangayan's path breaking film 'Breaking Free' will screen on Aug 17 in Toronto at The Royal Cinema, an historic Art Moder ...

Filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan to be a Grand Marshal at Montreal Pride 2016

Mumbai, Aug 2 (Just earth news): In an honour for the Indian LGBT community, filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan, who earlier this year co-won the National Film Award for Best Editing, will be the ...

#LGBTIndia: Such a Long Journey

While India recently abstained when the top human rights body at the United Nations voted to appoint an independent expert to protect the LGBT people worldwide, the clamor for throwing away ...