LGBTQ

New Delhi: Pride month is celebrated in many countries across the globe in June every year. This annual celebration is aimed at creating awareness about the plight of the LGBTQ+ community and to end all kinds of discrimination against them.…

Tokyo: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fired a government aide who made derogatory remarks about LGBT couples. Masayoshi Arai reportedly said he would not want to live next to, or look at, people in same-sex relationships. Mr…

Washington: The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would provide federal protection for same-sex marriage amid fears that the Supreme Court could roll back recognition of such unions. The Respect for Marriage Act…

Barcelona: Daria Kasatkina, Russia’s highest-ranked female tennis player, has come out as gay in a video interview posted online. WTA world No 12 Daria Kasatkina had previously opened up on being bisexual but has how confirmed she has a…

Riyadh: Authorities in Saudi Arabia have seized any rainbow-coloured toys and clothing for promoting homosexuality, according to Saudi state TV. Targeted items include rainbow-colored bows, skirts, hats and pencil cases, most of them…

New Delhi: A plea by LGBTQ couples seeking live streaming of proceedings in the Delhi High Court on a batch of petitions to recognise same-sex marriage under various laws has been opposed by the Centre, saying the matter is not of national…

New York: Carl Nassib has become the first active NFL player to come out as gay, making the announcement in a video posted to Instagram on Monday. “I’m at my house here in West Chester, Pennsylvania,” said Nassib, a defensive end for the…

New York: Google celebrated Pride month on Wednesday by honouring the American LGBTQ rights activist Dr. Frank Kameny, who is known as the most prominent figure of the LGBTQ rights movement. He was also an astronomer and veteran. He died in…

New York: June is Pride Month, when the world's LGBTQ community come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. LGBT is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQ, or even…

New York: Amazon recently removed a three-year-old book about transgender issues from its platforms because it decided not to sell books that frame transgender and other sexual identities as mental illnesses. The online retail giant has…