Gender and Sexuality

MP: Beautiful woman ‘distracts, rape may follow’ says Cong MLA, outrage follows

Intemperate and insensitive remarks by Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya on women, rape and women from Dalit and Adivasi communities have left the Congress shame-faced on the eve of LoP Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state

Courts take forward steps for India’s LGBTQIA+ community

Verdicts that have enabled and equal and humane environment for India’s LGBTQUIA+ community

Karnataka: Gruha Shakti scheme offers free travel to women, increasing footfall and revenue dramatically

Step to empower gender minorities by Congress Govt termed as “game-changer”, generated revenue and recruitment, resurgence in daily ridership

इंक़लाब, इश्क़ है, Love is rebellion

Exploring the tapestry of love and rebellion, this article unveils stories of unconventional unions, inter-religious marriages, and parenting as acts of resistance, in times of hate. Through the lens of diverse individuals, we witness the transformative power of love, the subtle rebellion in nurturing hearts, and the unyielding pursuit of a better world.

Long way to go before promises are kept to India’s LGBTQIA+ communities

The legal win for decriminalising homosexuality in India is just the beginning of the ongoing struggle for LGBTQIA+ rights.

Pride Month 2023: One-of-a-kind events, parades throughout urban and rural India to celebrate diversity and inclusivity

'This home is for you, me, him, her, they, them'’- LGBTQIA+ community celebrating pride month across in India

Mumbai court reiterates SC stand that sex work is not illegal; paves way for dignity of sex workers

The apex court continues to monitor protection of rights of sex workers and this Sessions Court is right following the top court’s foot steps.

Why the case for same-sex adoptions is both moral and legal

After de-criminalising homosexuality finally in 2018, with the Navtej Singh Johar, the Indian Courts are now being compelled to legalise marriage and adoption

Pew Research Centre: 53% of Adults in India Support Legalisation of Same-Sex Marriages

The survey also examined how attitudes of people vary by geography, demographic factors, political ideology and religion

Its live-in and gay ties whip up cyclones like Biparjoy: HJS, Goa

From calling for an economic boycott of all Muslims, to demanding a film on Portuguese “atrocities” the HJS now, says that natural calamities like cyclone Biparjoy are caused by the “immorality” of live-in and gay couples

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35 civil society groups oppose Maharashtra’s proposed anti-conversion law, warn of threat to women’s autonomy and constitutional freedoms

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Odisha: 18 months, 54 incidents of communal hate crimes, 7 mob lynchings

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Varanasi, UP: No to war, we want peace

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Why Cricket should remain above religious nationalism

The sight of the captain of the victorious Indian T-20 team, Surya Kumar Yadav, jubilantly accompanying ICC Chairman Jay Shah to a temple in Ahmedabad has drawn sharp comments on social media.

A history that teaches, a historian that shared, in Memoriam: Professor K.N. Panikkar

On March 9, 2026, a Monday, noted historian and alumni of the indomitable Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), K.N.Panikkar, passed away at a hospital in Thiruvanthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala. Born on April 26, 1936, KN as he was fondly known by fellow academics and activists alike, was one of the pioneers of the Marxist school of historiography

US-Israel War on Iran sees spirals in Hate against Muslim Americans: CSOH

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Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Bill: Legislating suspicion in the name of “love jihad”

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