A leading Pakistani right-wing party has condemned a recent function held to show support for gay rights at the US Embassy in Islamabad. They claim it to be "cultural terrorism"
Showing posts with label india. Show all posts
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5 Jul 2011
India’s health minister calls homosexuality a ‘western disease’
There is outrage and condemnation over India’s health minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, who has been referring to homosexuality as an unnatural “disease” from the west.
8 May 2011
Gay Indian Prince To Work In Jail
Gay prince to help with AIDS awareness in Jail
Manvendrasinh Gohil runs Lakshya Trust that works among gay men
Prince Manvendrasinh Gohil, who had created ripples when he had openly admitted his homosexuality, has been invited by jail authorities to create awareness on HIV and AIDS at Sabarmati Central Jail and all other jails in the state.
Gohil rose to fame in the UK after appearing on an TV show that features three princes from different cultures coming to seaside town of Brighton in search of love.
The search of acceptance and understanding in his own country has been far from easy, it is a battle, the local authority claims that there is no gay behaviour at the central jail.
6 Feb 2011
Supreme Court to hear on decriminalisation of gay sex
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the issue of legalisation and decriminalisation of gay sex among consenting adults in private.
A bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice AK Ganguly would be hearing a bunch of petitions filed by gay rights activists and political, social and religious organisations who have opposed the Delhi high court verdict decriminalising homosexual behaviour.
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