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Saudi authorities seize rainbow toys in homosexuality crackdown
Items targeted in the recent raids include rainbow-coloured bows, skirts, hats and pencil cases
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Turkish ruling party, lawyers clash over cleric comments on homosexuality
Islam condemns homosexuality because 'it brings illnesses and corrupts generations,' says top cleric
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Hong Kong court rules against same-sex civil partnerships
Homosexuality has been decriminalized since 1991 in Hong Kong
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Fine by me if my children are gay, says Prince William
The royal, however, fears about the pressures the choice could place on them
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'Found my soulmate': Female sprinter becomes India's first openly gay athlete
Dutee Chand says she is in a relationship with a woman from her village in eastern Odisha state
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Actor George Clooney calls for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels
Over the sultanate's imposition of the death penalty for gay sex and adultery
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Leave or face criminal prosecution: Nigerian police tell 'gay community'
If you're homosexually inclined, Nigeria is not a place for you, says Lagos Police spokesperson
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Homosexuality will not be tolerated, says Indian army chief
Gen Rawat says army very Indian army 'very conservative'
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India's LGBT community marches freely after gay sex decriminalised
India is now one of more than 120 countries to have effectively decriminalised homosexuality
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Turkey fines TV channel for Pink's video with dancing of 'homosexual nature'
Video features some same-sex couples dancing suggestively against graffiti wall
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Modi government silent as Indian press lauds gay sex ruling
Modi admin initially opposed dismantling law, in July govt lawyers said they would give in to top court's "wisdom"
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India Supreme Court decriminalises homosexuality
Five-judge panel unanimous in its decision to end law commonly known as Section 377
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Activists hope India's top court will throw out ban on homosexuality
The court reinstated in 2013 after four years of decriminalisation
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The elite engineers leading a challenge to India's homosexuality ban
Godi is one of the 20 openly gay students and alumni of various IITs across India
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Pope tells bishops not to accept gay seminarians: report
Pope Benedict wrote in 2005 that homosexuality was a strong tendency ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil.
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Saudi police arrest several men following 'gay wedding' video in holy city
Authorities do not provide details of charges facing those involved
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Living in Pakistan as a homosexual woman
Zayna eventually moved away to Britain
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Tanzania deports 3 S.Africans for 'promoting homosexuality'
'Tanzanian law forbids this act between people of the same sex, it is a violation of our country's laws,' said Lazaro
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Briton jailed for touching man at Dubai bar
The tourism and trade hub in the Gulf has strict laws against homosexuality and public indecency
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Indonesia police detain more than 140 men in raid on gay club
Ten suspects, including the owner of the club and several staff members, had been charged.
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Sri Lanka scuttles move to legitimise homosexuality
Country's 1883 penal code, legacy of its British colonial rulers, makes sex between men punishable by 12 years in jail
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Bacha bazi: Afghan subculture of child sex slaves
The ancient custom, banned under the Taliban's 1996-2001 rule, has seen a resurgence in recent years
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Cape Town's gay mosque provides rare haven
South Africa's 1996 constitution was the first in the world to protect homosexuals' rights
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UK to pardon thousands convicted of homosexuality
Homosexuals to be pardoned under the "Turing Law", named after World War II hero Alan Turing
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Gay pride: China activists fight 'conversion therapy'
Homosexuality is legal in China, but was only taken off the list of psychiatric disorders in 2001
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Indonesian police want gay dating app ban
A paedophile ring has allegedly used popular service Grindr to pimp boys
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Muslim cleric who wants death penalty for homosexuals leaves Australia
Sekaleshfar said in 2013 that death penalty should be carried out for homosexuals who engaged in sodomy
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US adults reporting homosexual experience doubles: study
Study co-author says American culture has become more individualistic and more focused on self and on equality
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Gay sex causes earthquakes, says Muslim cleric
Cleric's comments come amid reports of heightened hostility towards people in same-sex relationships
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Seychelles parliament decriminalises gay sex
Move means the Indian Ocean archipelago has become one of the very few African Union members to allow homosexuality
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Mexico's president proposes allowing same sex marriage nationally
Same sex marriage is currently permitted in Mexico City, as well as in several states of the country
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Muslim states block gay groups from UN AIDS meeting; US protests
Egypt wrote to General Assembly president on behalf of OIC to object to the participation of the 11 gay groups
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Colombia legalizes same-sex marriage
The Catholic country follows Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay in formally recognizing Rights of same-sex couples to marry
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Four revellers held after Bangladesh bans 'rainbow rally'
Hardline clerics have branded the Bengali new year celebrations as "un-Islamic and Haram (forbidden)"
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Indian filmmaker battles taxman over 'evil' gay movie
Tax bureacrats claim his film could provoke a law and order problem in India where gay sex is a criminal offence
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India top court refers petition on gay sex to a bigger bench
The decision offered a ray of hope to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community
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Rome hosts large rally against same-sex unions and gay adoption
Italy is the last major country in Western Europe that has not offered rights same-sex couples
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India parliament blocks MP's bill to decriminalise gay sex
The move failed after lower house of parliament, where BJP holds a majority, voted 71-24 against it
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Fearless for ‘Aligarh’
Actor Manoj Bajpayee on changing mannerism for ‘noble’ role in film
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Pots of gold and sacks of coal: Snapshot of the gay community
the highs and laws of the international gay community/
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Let’s get one thing straight...I’m not
The Internet is reportedly contributing to a sense of growing “solidarity” amongst homosexuals in Pakistan.
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Tribune Take: Homosexuality, the great taboo in Pakistan
Is there room for plurality of sexual expression in Pakistan? Watch the Tribune Take to find out more.
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More controversial topics: Indian soaps step out of the closet
More and more drama serials are tackling controversial subjects
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Rave reviews: Bol inspires audiences across the border
Mansoor's 'BOL' gets critical acclaim in India, gets an overall generous four star rating.
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Moving away from tradition
The Will was a beginning for slapstick comedy; the play was only average.
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Gender intolerance: Seven held for shaving transvestites’ heads
Incident is the latest in a spate of attacks on the ‘other’ gender.
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Bol set to release in India on Eid
Maestro Shoaib Mansoor’s hard-hitting social drama titled Bol is set to release in India on Eid, August 31.
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Anger as Indian minister calls homosexuality 'disease'
Health ministry spokeswoman Shefali Sharan argued Tuesday that the minister's quotes had been taken out of context.
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‘Cultural Terrorism’: Protests erupt over US gay rights event
Religious parties held rallies in major cities to denounce a gay rights event hosted by the United States embassy.
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Gay rights: JUI-S to protest ‘promotion of homosexuality’
Jamiat Ulema Islam (Samiul Haq) to hold rally in protest against the US Embassy “for its promotion of...